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HOUSE JOURNAL EIGHTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, FIRST CALLED SESSION PROCEEDINGS SIXTH DAY (CONTINUED) Ð TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 The house met at 1 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker. The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Recordi56). Present Ð Mr. Speaker; Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anderson; Ashby; Aycock; Bell; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Branch; Burkett; Burnam; Button; Callegari; Canales; Capriglione; Carter; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Creighton; Crownover; Dale; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, S.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dutton; Eiland; Elkins; Fallon; Farias; Farney; Farrar; Fletcher; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; GonzaÂlez, M.; Gonzalez, N.; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Harper-Brown; Hernandez Luna; Herrero; Hilderbran; Howard; Huberty; Hughes; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kacal; Keffer; King, K.; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kleinschmidt; Klick; Kolkhorst; Krause; Kuempel; Larson; Laubenberg; Lavender; Leach; Lewis; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; MeneÂndez; Miles; Miller, D.; Miller, R.; Moody; Morrison; MunÄoz; Murphy; Naishtat; NevaÂrez; Oliveira; Orr; Otto; Paddie; Parker; Patrick; Perez; Perry; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Price; Ratliff; Raymond; Reynolds; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Sheets; Sheffield, J.; Sheffield, R.; Simmons; Simpson; Smith; Smithee; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Strama; Taylor; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Toth; Turner, C.; Turner, E.S.; Villalba; Villarreal; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Zedler; Zerwas. Absent, Excused Ð Anchia; Harless; Raney; Turner, S.; Wu. Absent Ð MaÂrquez. The speaker recognized Representative Perry who offered the invocation. The speaker recognized Representative Perry who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags. LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business in the district: Harless on motion of Alvarado. Raney on motion of Burkett. S. Turner on motion of Alonzo. Wu on motion of C. Turner. 1132 83rd LEGISLATURE Ð FIRST CALLED SESSION The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business: Anchia on motion of C. Turner. 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, Senate List Nos. 2 and 3). LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business: MaÂrquez on motion of N. Gonzalez. COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET Representative Alvarado requested permission for the Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations to meet while the house is in session, at 1:30ip.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider the committee s' expanded jurisdiction. Permission to meet was granted. COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The following committee meeting was announced: Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, 1:30 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider the committee s' expanded jurisdiction. HR 231 - ADOPTED (by Branch) Representative Branch moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi231. The motion prevailed. The following resolution was laid before the house: HR 231, Congratulating the TracyLocke advertising agency of Dallas on its 100th anniversary. HR 231 was adopted. On motion of Representative Branch, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi231 as signers thereof. HR 125 - ADOPTED (by Pitts) Representative Pitts moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi125. The motion prevailed. The following resolution was laid before the house: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 HOUSE JOURNAL Ð 6th Day (cont d)' 1133 HR 125, Commending the Honorable Craig Eiland for his service in the Texas House of Representatives. HR 125 was read and was adopted. On motion of Representative Paddie, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi125 as signers thereof. LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district: Smithee on motion of J. Davis. 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). (Parker in the chair) RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Representatives Walle and D.iMiller moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time the following congratulatory resolutions: HCR 10 (by Walle), Recognizing Nancy Blackwell on her retirement from the Aldine Independent School District. HR 1 (by White), Commending Niha Zafar of Jasper High School on winning first place at the Class 3A 2013 UIL State Academic Meet in spelling and vocabulary. HR 2 (by Klick), Commending Matthew Russell for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Stephanie Klick. HR 3 (by Klick), Congratulating Barbara Fallon on her receipt of the 2012 Shining Star Award for her service to the city of North Richland Hills. HR 5 (by Morrison), Congratulating Richard Bothe of Port Lavaca on his receipt of the 50-Year Banker Award from the Texas Bankers Association. HR 6 (by White), Congratulating Ken Bailey on his recognition as a Certified Forest Steward by the Texas A&M Forest Service and the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. HR 7 (by White), Congratulating the Jasper High School 7-on-7 football team on qualifying for the 2013 Texas 7-on-7 Association State Tournament. HR 8 (by White), Congratulating the Kountze High School 7-on-7 football team on qualifying for the 2013 Texas 7-on-7 Association State Tournament. HR 68 (by Simmons, et al.), Congratulating the Lewisville High School softball team on winning the 2013 UIL 5A state championship. HR 70 (by C. Turner), Commending Dania Al-Rasheed for her work as an intern in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. 1134 83rd LEGISLATURE Ð FIRST CALLED SESSION HR 71 (by C. Turner), Commending Jacqueline Hernandez for her work as an intern in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR 72 (by C. Turner), Commending Shane Stodghill for his service as an intern in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR 73 (by Clardy), Congratulating the baseball team of Carlisle High School in Price on winning the 2013 UIL 1A state championship. HR 74 (by Clardy), Congratulating the Douglass High School boys ' basketball team on reaching the 2013 UIL 1A Division 2 state championship game. HR 75 (by Sheets), Honoring Kent Shields on his retirement as president and CEO of C. C. Young. HR 78 (by Bohac), Congratulating Mike Falick on his retirement from the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees. HR 79 (by Bohac), Commending Chuck Davidson of Houston for his service to the Spring Branch community. HR 80 (by Bohac), Commending Cheryl Foster for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 761 in Harris County. HR 81 (by Bohac), Commending Carol S. Johnson for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 120 in Harris County. HR 82 (by Bohac), Commending Grant Darnell for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 165 in Harris County. HR 83 (by Bohac), Commending Thad Scott for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 264 in Harris County. HR 84 (by Bohac), Commending Jim Kirkwood for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 310 in Harris County. HR 85 (by Bohac), Commending Panfilo Caballero for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 424 in Harris County. HR 86 (by Bohac), Commending John McReynolds for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 445 in Harris County. HR 87 (by Bohac), Commending Frances McAnear for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 517 in Harris County. HR 88 (by Bohac), Commending Council Member Helena Brown for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 577 in Harris County. HR 89 (by Bohac), Commending Aaron Cowart for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 622 in Harris County. HR 90 (by Bohac), Commending Terry Lynn Johnson for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 678 in Harris County. HR 91 (by Bohac), Commending Cyndi Lawrence for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 804 in Harris County. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 HOUSE JOURNAL Ð 6th Day (cont d)' 1135 HR 92 (by Bohac), Commending Paul F. Arthur for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 701 in Harris County. HR 93 (by Bohac), Commending Russell R. Rush for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 155 in Harris County. HR 94 (by Bohac), Commending Mike Knox for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 262 in Harris County. HR 95 (by Bohac), Commending Betty Boren Avery for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 398 in Harris County. HR 96 (by Bohac), Commending Josh Flynn for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 407 in Harris County. HR 97 (by Bohac), Commending Ned Ragan Watkins for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 444 in Harris County. HR 98 (by Bohac), Commending Bruce H. Campbell for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 463 in Harris County. HR 99 (by Bohac), Commending Anthony W. Meyer for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 523 in Harris County. HR 100 (by Bohac), Commending Michael Hawkins for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 621 in Harris County. HR 101 (by Bohac), Commending Kay Waghorne for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 642 in Harris County. HR 102 (by Bohac), Commending Glenn Sommers for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 650 in Harris County. HR 103 (by MunÄoz), Congratulating Alan Amaro on his selection as a 2013 Exemplary Migrant Student by The University of Texas at Austin Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program.