Senate Committee on Business & Commerce reports five bills favorably to the Senate; no roll-call opposition
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Summary
The Committee on Business & Commerce voted to report five committee substitutes and bills favorably to the full Senate, with unanimous or near‑unanimous roll calls. The committee then opened hearings on a slate of additional bills and heard testimony on several.
The Committee on Business & Commerce, chaired by Senator Schwertner, voted to report five measures favorably to the full Senate during a morning session and sent each to the local uncontested calendar.
The votes came early in the hearing after committee members established a quorum. Clerk roll calls show the measures passed by unanimous recorded tallies: the committee reported Senate Bill 16 12, Senate Bill 27 17 (committee substitute), Senate Bill 14 68 (committee substitute), Senate Bill 16 42 (committee substitute), and Senate Bill 17 89 (committee substitute) favorably and sent them to the local uncontested calendar.
Why it matters: Favorable committee reporting moves bills closer to floor consideration and is the committee-level approval step that allows the full Senate to schedule debate, amendments or final passage.
Votes at a glance - Senate Bill 16 12: Moved by Senator Nichols; clerk recorded 7 ayes, 0 nays. Reported favorably and placed on the local uncontested calendar. - Senate Bill 27 17 (committee substitute): Moved by Senator Menendez; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 0 nays. Committee substitute adopted in lieu and reported favorably. - Senate Bill 14 68 (committee substitute): Committee substitute adopted; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 0 nays. Reported favorably. - Senate Bill 16 42 (committee substitute): Committee substitute adopted; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 0 nays. Reported favorably. - Senate Bill 17 89 (committee substitute): Committee substitute adopted; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 0 nays. Reported favorably.
After the roll calls the committee proceeded to a broad agenda of bill hearings across subjects ranging from consumer protections and licensing to energy and delivery‑network regulation. Numerous bills were laid out and left pending for further consideration with public testimony taken on many items.