Minutes — Senate Committee on Economic Development (May 23, 2025)

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Minutes of the Senate Committee on Economic Development for Friday, May 23, 2025, 6:30 PM or upon adjournment/recess, in the Betty King Committee Room. The chair called the meeting to order at 7:33 PM, and a quorum was established at 7:36 PM. The motion on HB 112 carried with 4 ayes, 1 nay and 0 absent, and the motion on HB 117 carried with 3 ayes, 2 nays and 0 absent. Motions on CSHB 2313, HB 3686, CSHB 3793 and CSHB 5616 (in lieu of SB 2993) each carried with 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent. Senator King moved at 7:52 PM that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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MINUTES

SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Friday,
May 23, 2025

6:30
PM or upon adjournment/recess

Betty
King Committee Room

*****

Pursuant to suspension of
Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on
Economic Development was held on Friday, May 23, 2025, in the Betty King
Committee Room at Austin, Texas.

*****

MEMBERS PRESENT: | MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Phil King,
 Chair | None
Senator Kevin Sparks,
 Vice Chair
Senator Carol Alvarado
Senator Nathan Johnson
Senator Charles
 Schwertner

*****

The chair called the
meeting to order at 7:33 PM. A quorum was established at 7:36 PM. The following
business was transacted:

The following members
arrived after the roll was called: Senator Alvarado, Senator Johnson and
Senator Schwertner.

The chair laid out HB
3793 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Zaffirini, to explain the bill.

Senator Sparks sent up a
committee substitute. The chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to explain the
difference between the committee substitute and the house bill as engrossed.

No witnesses registered
or testified on the bill.

There being no further
witnesses on HB 3793, public testimony was closed.

Senator King moved that
HB 3793 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out HB 117
and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Campbell, to explain the bill.

No witnesses registered
or testified on the bill.

There being no further
witnesses on HB 117, public testimony was closed.

Senator King moved that
HB 117 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out HB
2313 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Perry, to explain the bill.

Senator Sparks sent up a
committee substitute. The chair recognized Senator Perry to explain the
difference between the committee substitute and the house bill as engrossed.

No witnesses registered
or testified on the bill.

There being no further
witnesses on HB 2313, public testimony was closed.

Senator King moved that
HB 2313 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out HB 112
and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the bill.

Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.

There being no further
witnesses on HB 112, public testimony was closed.

Senator King moved that
HB 112 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out HB
3686 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the bill.

No witnesses registered
or testified on the bill.

There being no further
witnesses on HB 3686, public testimony was closed.

Senator King moved that
HB 3686 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 112.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 112 be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 1 nay, 0
present not voting, and 0 absent.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 117.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 117 be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 3 ayes, 2 nays, 0
present not voting, and 0 absent.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 2313.

Senator Sparks sent up a
committee substitute. Senator Sparks moved the adoption of the committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 2313 do not pass but that CSHB 2313 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 3686.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 3686 be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 0 absent.

Senator Sparks moved that
the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 3793.

Senator Sparks sent up a
committee substitute. Senator Sparks moved the adoption of the committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 3793 do not pass but that CSHB 3793 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.

Senator Sparks moved that
the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a
matter of pending business HB 5616, in lieu of SB 2993, which was heard at a
previous hearing and left pending. The Chair recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Nathan Johnson, to explain the bill.

Senator Sparks sent up a
committee substitute. The chair recognized Senator Johnson to explain the
difference between the committee substitute and the house bill as engrossed.
Senator Sparks moved the adoption of the committee substitute; without objection,
it was so ordered.

Senator Sparks moved that
HB 5616 do not pass but that CSHB 5616 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.

Senator Sparks moved that
the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.

There being no further
business, at 7:52 PM Senator King moved that the Committee stand recessed
subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

__________________________________________

Senator Phil King, Chair

__________________________________________

Jack Herrell, Clerk

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