REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: House will come to order. Members, please register. Have all registered? The quorum is present. The House and gallery, please rise for the invocation. Chair recognizes Representative Simpson.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID SIMPSON: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen, let's -- let's pray. Our Father and our God, we thank you for your goodness and mercy that follows us all the days of our lives. Lord, we do not deserve that mercy, but we rejoice in it and we thank you for it. We thank you for our freedom that we still have. We pray that you would grant us the wisdom and courage to do what is right in this place that we might please you; and that we might have as much peace on earth even as there is in heaven. We pray you forgive us of our sins, and we thank you for the righteousness that is perfect and complete in your Son that you offer to us all. We pray all these things in his name. Amen.
REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: Chair recognizes Representative Davis to lead us in the pledge.
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH DAVIS: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, guests please rise and join me in the Pledges of Allegiance. [PLEDGE]
REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: Excuse Representative Huberty because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Price. Excuse Representative Martinez Fischer because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Quintanilla. Excuse Representative Gallego because of important business, on the motion of Representative Pena. Excuse Representative Hernandez Luna and Representative Walle because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Quintanilla. Excuse Representative Solomons and Chisum because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Fred Brown. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Representative Murphy moves the reading and referral of bills to the end of today's calendar. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Chair announces the signing of the following in the presence of the House.
THE CLERK: SB 4.
REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: Excuse Representative Lewis because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Smith of Harris. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Excuse Representative Torres because of illness, on the motion of Representative Aliseda. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Excuse Representative Castro because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Farias. Excuse Representative Eiland because of family business, on the motion of Representative Madden. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Members, I want to give you an update on where the House and the Senate are on the major bills as we get into the last days of this special session, and to give you a sense of what our schedule will be over the next few days. First, I want to thank all the members who have been working tirelessly to get these bills out of the committee to the floor, and to conference. On Monday, it is the Chair's intent to take up all of the bills on items eligible for consideration, whether they be adoption of conference committee reports, Senate amendments to House Bills, or the appointment of conference committees. If there's legislation on the House calendar, the Chair intends to take that up as well. The major items under consideration by conference committees at this time are SB 1, SB 2, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8. Other items that could be eligible for consideration shortly include HB 3. As I stated on Wednesday, I want to encourage each of you to be here for the final days of this special session. It is the Chair's intent to wrap up all of our outstanding issues before we sine die on Wednesday, June the 29th. Mr. Doorkeeper.
REPRESENTATIVE RICK HARDCASTLE: Mr. Speaker, I have a messenger from the Senate at the door of the House and he's the same guy that keeps coming back.
REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: Admit the messenger.
MESSENGER: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has taken the following action: The Senate has passed the following measures: HB 3, Smithee. Sponsor, Carona. Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to the resolution of certain disputes concerning claims made to that association; providing penalties. Committee substitute SB 2222 --
REPRESENTATIVE JOE STRAUS: Excuse Representative Turner because of important business in the district, on the motion of Representative Giddings. Excuse Representative Reynolds because of the birth of newborn twins, on the motion of Representative White. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered. Members, are there any announcements? If there are no announcements, Representative Otto moves the House stand adjourned until Monday June 27th at 10:00 a.m., pending the reading and referral of bills and receipts and messages from the Senate. House stands adjourned. Following bills on first reading and referral:
THE CLERK: HR 22 by (inaudible). Commending the members of the Texas Supreme Court for their actions supporting the legal aid services and honoring them for their work in
(inaudible). Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 133 by Pena. Honoring U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Jacob De la Garza for his service to this nation. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 134 by Pena. Honoring Alma Garza for her service on the Edinburg City Council. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 135 by Guillen. In memory of Rio Grande City police officer Robert A. Ramirez. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 136 by Schwertner. Congratulating Charlotte Ramsey of Cedar Park on her retirement from Pleasant Hill Elementary School in Leander. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 137 by Schwertner. Congratulating the baseball team of Yoe High School in Cameron on winning the UIL 2A state championship. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 138 by Zedler. Commending Bill Carlisle for his 14 years of service as an officer in the Arlington Kiwanis Club. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 139 by Davis. In memory of Dr. Charles A. Hunter of Dallas. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 140 by Hughes. Congratulating Don and Linda Rhodes of Mineola on their 50th wedding anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 142 by Guillen. Honoring Rodolfo Carlos Salinas, Jr., of Rio Grande City for his contributions to his community. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 143 by Guillen. Congratulating Pedro and Estefana Villareal on their 67th wedding anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 144 by Raymond. Congratulating Juan Francisco "Pancho" Ochoa on being named the 2011 Business Person of the Year by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 145 by Hughes. Congratulating Juan D. and Jerry Nichols of Quitman on their 60th wedding anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 146 by Hughes. In memory of James E. Taylor of Marshall. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 147 by Lucio. Commemorating the 2011 CowParade in Austin benefiting the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 148 by Gonzalez. Congratulating Ruben Longoria Saenz and Matilda Delgado Saenz of Robstown on their 40th wedding anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 149 by Madden. In memory of Dorothy Edna Schulte "Dot" McCalpin of Richardson. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 150 by Gooden. In memory of Valerie Evelyn Tumlinson of Athens. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 151 by Gooden. Congratulating Captain Kay Langford on her retirement from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 152 by Johnson. Congratulating Lula Beatrice McGough Jordan of Dallas on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 153 by Guillen. Honoring Martin A. Canales, Jr., of Roma for his contributions to his community. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 154 by Callegari. In memory of the Reverend John Brannon Haskins, Sr., of Houston. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 155 by Gooden. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Terrell. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 156 by Guillen. Honoring Rudy and Ann Casas for their success as the owners of Freer Iron Works in Duval County. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 157 by Gallego. Congratulating Fred Brockwell of Del Rio on earning a 2010 Spotlight Award from the American Association of Community Theater. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 158 by Gallego. In memory of Eugene Russell Watson of Marathon. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 159 by Madden. Congratulating James "Bubba" Martin, Jr., on his retirement as chief juvenile probation officer for Jefferson County. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 160 by Johnson. Congratulating Lovie Mae Walker Kazee of Dallas on the occasion of her 95th birthday. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 161 by Huberty. Congratulating Ashley Alspaugh of Atascocita on her graduation from St. Pius X High School. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 162 by Huberty. Honoring William Patrick Barnett, Sr., on his 75th birthday. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 163 by Button. In memory of Antonio Palaganas. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 164 by Howard. Congratulating Benjamin Mauro of Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 165 by Howard. Congratulating Tanner Mauro of Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 166 by Morrison. In memory of the Honorable Frank Harrington Crain of Victoria. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 167 by Lozano. Congratulating Elizabeth F. Springs of Kingsville on her participation in the NASA High School Aerospace Scholars program. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 168 by McClendon. Congratulating Carlton and Margaret Robinson of San Antonio on their 65th wedding anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 169 by Guillen. Honoring Rene G. Smith, Jr., of Starr County for his contributions to his community. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 170 by Harper-Brown. Commemorating the Eighth Annual Awareness Banquet hosted by the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Korean American Coalition and extending best wishes to newly elected chapter president Soo Yeon Nam. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 171 by Eissler. Congratulating The Woodlands High School softball team on winning the UIL 5A state championship. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 172 by Gallego. Honoring Edelmira Sotelo for her 21 years of service as district director for the Del Rio office of State Representative Pete Gallego. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 173 by Gallego. In memory of Moises L. Prieto of Del Rio. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 174 by Guillen. In memory of Jesus Alberto Solis of Starr County. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 175 by Hamilton. In memory of State District Judge Britton E. Plunk of Silsbee. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 176 by Hamilton. In memory of A. J. Leger of Beaumont. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 178 by Madden. In memory of Sharon Elaine Wright of Plano. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 179 by Perry. Congratulating Wendell Dee Moore of Lubbock on being recognized by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for maintaining his CPA license for 50 years. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 181 by Sarah Davis of Harris. Congratulating Ronald G. Girotto on the occasion of his retirement as president and CEO of the Methodist Hospital System in Houston. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. HR 182 by Sarah Davis of Harris. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions.
(The House stands adjourned.)
