The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

87th Legislature

April 15, 2021

8:00 a.m.

E2.010

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 2021, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Burns, at 8:07 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; and Toth.

A quorum was present.

HB 3289

The chair laid out HB 3289 as pending business.

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Anderson moved that HB 3289, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3855

The chair laid out HB 3855 as pending business.

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Anderson moved that HB 3855, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3856

The chair laid out HB 3856 as pending business.

Representative Rosenthal moved that HB 3856, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4548

The chair laid out HB 4548 as pending business.

Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.

Representative Guillen moved that HB 4548, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1686

The chair laid out HB 1686 as pending business.

Representative Cyrier offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Cyrier moved that HB 1686, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Toth (8).

Nays:                           Representative Rosenthal (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2619

The chair laid out HB 2619 as pending business.

Representative Anderson moved that HB 2619, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3948

The chair laid out HB 3948 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3948, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal; Toth (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4181

The chair laid out HB 4181 as pending business.

Representative Herrero moved that HB 4181, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Burns; Anderson; Bailes; Cole; Cyrier; Guillen; Herrero; Rosenthal (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Toth (1).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2850

The chair laid out HB 2850.

The chair recognized Representative Kacal to explain HB 2850.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Kacal to close on HB 2850.

HB 2850 was left pending without objection.

HB 3959

The chair laid out HB 3959.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to explain HB 3959.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to close on HB 3959.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3959 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Burns in chair.)

HB 2750

The chair laid out HB 2750.

The chair recognized Representative Pacheco to explain HB 2750.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Pacheco to close on HB 2750.

HB 2750 was left pending without objection.

At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Burns, Chair

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Shannon Houston, Clerk