Thursday, May 18, 2017 74th Day

1 HOUSE JOURNAL. EIGHTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION. PROCEEDINGS. SEVENTY-FOURTH DAY THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017. The house met at 10:02 and was called to order by the speaker. The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Recordi1317). Present Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.;. Anderson, R.; Are valo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac;. Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales;. Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier.

2 Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Deshotel; Dutton; Faircloth; Fallon;. Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman;. Gonzales; Gonza lez; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez;. Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.;. Johnson, J.; Kacal; Keough; King, K.; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause;. Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria;. Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Miller; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison;. Mun oz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Neva rez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Paddie.

3 Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds;. Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer;. Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Smithee; Springer;. Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.;. Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson;. Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler; Zerwas. Absent Dukes; Elkins. The speaker recognized Representative Sanford who offered the invocation. The speaker recognized Representative Button who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.

4 CAPITOL PHYSICIAN. The speaker recognized Representative Bernal who presented Sutton of Shavano Park as the "Doctor for the Day.". The house welcomed Dr. Sutton and thanked her for her participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians. (Roberts in the chair). 3668 85th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST reading . AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES. Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time , and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No.)

5 1.). MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1). BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER. Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 25). REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED. On motion of Representative Kuempel and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to final recess.

6 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Representative Lucio moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time the following congratulatory resolutions. The motion prevailed. The following resolutions were laid before the house: HR 2113 (by Howard), Congratulating Sharon Pierce on her retirement as state advisor for the Texas Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. HR 2114 (by E. Johnson), Congratulating the James Madison High School boys 'basketball team on winning the 2017 UIL 3A state championship. HR 2115 (by E. Johnson), Congratulating the Lincoln High School boys i'basketball team on winning the 2016 UIL 4A state championship.

7 HR 2116 (by E. Johnson), Commending Helene Barnes, Andres Cerecero, Brianna Dominguez, Aidan O N ' eil, Alejandro Izaguirre, Amahree Archie, Jacob Kowalski, Andi Leacock-Williams, and Louisa Xie for their service as legislative interns in the office of State Representative Eric Johnson. HR 2131 (by Frullo), Congratulating the 2017 State Artists. HR 2132 (by Frullo), Congratulating the 2018 Texas State Artist honorees. HR 2145 (by Lucio), Honoring the participants in the 2017 Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program. HR 2209 (by Stucky), Congratulating Rosemary "Mamie" Shugert Cross and Thornton "Thorny" Young of Argyle on their wedding.

8 Thursday, May 18, 2017 HOUSE JOURNAL 74th Day 3669. HR 2227 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating the Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Jr. on his 40th anniversary as pastor of St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas. The resolutions were adopted. On motion of Representative Lucio, the names of all the members of the house were added to the resolutions as signers thereof, with the understanding that a member may remove his or her name from any resolution. COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET. Representative Murphy requested permission for the Committee on Special Purpose Districts to meet while the house is in session, at 10:30 today, in , to consider SBi2285 and pending business.

9 Permission to meet was granted. COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT. The following committee meeting was announced: Special Purpose Districts, 10:30 today, , for a formal meeting, to consider SBi2285 and pending business. HR 1591 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED. (by Flynn). The chair laid out and had read the following previously adopted resolution: HR 1591,iCongratulating Patrick and Fay Cosgrove of Dallas on their 70th wedding anniversary. HR 1889 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED. (by Price). The chair laid out and had read the following previously adopted resolution: HR 1889,iRecognizing May 2017 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

10 (Elkins now present). LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED. The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business: Dutton on motion of K. King. HR 2145 - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED. (by Lucio). The chair laid out and had read the following previously adopted resolution: HR 2145,iHonoring the participants in the 2017 Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS. The chair recognized Representative Lucio who introduced participants in the 2017 Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program.