CSHB 1324 ON SECOND READING
(by B. Brown, Geren, and Miller)

CSHB 1324, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the sale and slaughter of equine animals.

(Keel in the chair)

Amendment No. 1

Representative Goodman offered the following amendment to CSHBi1324:

Amend CSHB 1324 by striking existing SECTION 1 and substituting the following:

SECTIONi1.iiChapter 149, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 149.0031 to read as follows:

Sec.i149.0031.iiDEFENSE. (a) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 149.002 or 149.003 that the horsemeat is:

(1)iiintended as food for human consumption only in a foreign country; and

(2)iifrom a horse certified by a veterinarian in this state as unfit for use as a working horse, recreational horse, or breeding horse.

(b)iiA person may not assert a defense under this section unless, within the time required by Section 148.012, the person files with the county clerk the record required under Section 148.012(c) and attaches to the record:

(1)iia copy of the veterinarian's certificate; and

(2)iia statement that includes:

(A)iithe name of the owner of the horse;

(B)iithe color, age, and sex of the horse; and

(C)iiany identifying marks on the horse.

1750 78th LEGISLATURE — REGULAR SESSION


Amendment No. 2

Representative Goodman offered the following amendment to Amendment No.i1:

Amend Amendment No. 1 by Goodman to CSHB 1324, on page 1 of the amendment, line 10, between "state as" and "unfit" by inserting "physically".

Amendment No. 2 was adopted without objection.

Representative B. Brown moved to table Amendment No. 1.

A record vote was requested.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 322): 86 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Baxter; Berman; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Casteel; Chisum; Christian; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dunnam; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Harper-Brown; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hunter; Isett; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Keffer, J.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Mabry; Madden; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; McReynolds; Mercer; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Peña; Phillips; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rose; Seaman; Smith, W.; Solis; Stick; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Telford; Truitt; Van Arsdale; West; Wohlgemuth; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Alonzo; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Burnam; Canales; Capelo; Castro; Chavez; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Dukes; Dutton; Eiland; Ellis; Farrar; Gallego; Garza; Giddings; Goodman; Guillen; Hartnett; Hochberg; Hodge; Hughes; Hupp; Jones, E.; King; Laney; Laubenberg; Lewis; Luna; Menendez; Merritt; Moreno, P.; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Pickett; Raymond; Rodriguez; Smith, T.; Solomons; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Villarreal; Wilson; Wise; Wolens; Wong.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Keel(C).

Absent, Excused — Bailey; Hardcastle; Keffer, B.; Moreno , J.; Paxton.

Absent — Dawson; Marchant; McCall; Smithee.

A record vote was requested.

CSHB 1324 was passed to engrossment by (Record 323): 83 Yeas, 53 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Baxter; Berman; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Casteel; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crownover; Davis, J.; Delisi; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dunnam; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Farabee; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Griggs; Grusendorf; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Harper-Brown; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hunter; Isett; Jones, D.; Jones, E.; Jones, J.; Keffer, J.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Mabry; Martinez Fischer; McReynolds; Mercer; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Peña; Phillips; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla;

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 HOUSE JOURNAL — 54th Day 1751


Riddle; Ritter; Rose; Seaman; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solis; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Telford; Truitt; Van Arsdale; Wilson; Wise; Wohlgemuth; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Alonzo; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Burnam; Canales; Capelo; Castro; Coleman; Crabb; Davis, Y.; Dukes; Dutton; Eiland; Ellis; Farrar; Flores; Garza; Giddings; Goodman; Guillen; Hartnett; Hochberg; Hodge; Hughes; Hupp; King; Laney; Laubenberg; Luna; Marchant; McClendon; Menendez; Merritt; Moreno, P.; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Pickett; Raymond; Reyna; Rodriguez; Smith, T.; Solomons; Stick; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Villarreal; West; Wolens; Wong.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Goolsby; Keel(C).

Absent, Excused — Bailey; Hardcastle; Keffer, B.; Moreno , J.; Paxton.

Absent — Chavez; Dawson; Lewis; Madden; McCall.

STATEMENTS OF VOTE

I was shown voting yes on Record No. 323. I intended to vote no.  Gallego

I was shown voting yes on Record No. 323. I intended to vote no.  J. Keffer