House Committee on Environmental Regulation
75th Legislature
April 15, 1997
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E1.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 10, 1997, the House
Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Warren
Chisum at 5:25 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen; Dukes;
Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (9).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
HB 2284
The chair laid out HB 2284.
Representative Jackson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be
adopted, and that HB 2284, 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
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen;
Hirschi; Howard; Talton (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Puente (3).
(Representative Kuempel now present.)
HB 2701
The chair laid out HB 2701.
Representative Jackson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Jackson offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a single committee substitute.
Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be
adopted, and that HB 2701, 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
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen; Howard;
Kuempel; Talton (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dukes; Hirschi; Puente (3).
SB 633
The chair laid out SB 633.
Representative Jackson moved that SB 633 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen; Howard;
Kuempel; Talton (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dukes; Hirschi; Puente (3).
(Representative Hirschi now present.)
HB 2604
The chair laid out HB 2604.
Representative Jackson moved that HB 2604 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen;
Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Talton (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dukes; Puente (2).
(Representative Puente now present.)
HB 1426
The chair laid out HB 1426.
Representative Jackson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Jackson moved that the committee substitute be
adopted, and that HB 1426, 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
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen;
Hirschi; Howard; Kuempel; Puente; Talton (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dukes (1).
HB 2103
The chair laid out HB 2103.
Representative Jackson offered Committee Amendment No. 1 to
the measure.
Committee Amendment No. 1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Jackson offered Committee Amendment No. 2 to
the measure.
Committee Amendment No. 2 was adopted without objection.
Representative Jackson moved that HB 2103, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Chisum; Jackson; Allen;
Hirschi; Kuempel; Puente (6).
Nays: Representatives Howard; Talton (2).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dukes (1).
HCR 161
The chair laid out HCR 161.
The chair recognized Rep. Hinojosa to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Rep. Hinojosa to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3006
The chair laid out HB 3006.
The chair recognized Rep. Mowrey to explain the measure.
Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Rep. Mowrey to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1738
The chair laid out HB 1738.
The chair recognized Rep. McClendon to explain the measure.
Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Rep. McClendon to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 843
The chair laid out SB 843.
The chair recognized Rep. Cuellar to explain the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3111
The chair laid out HB 3111.
The chair recognized Rep. Madden to explain the measure.
Representative Talton offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Rep. Madden to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3510
The chair laid out HB 3510.
The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3164
The chair laid out HB 3164.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3322
The chair laid out HB 3322.
The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the
measure.
Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3019
The chair laid out HB 3019.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the
measure.
Representative Jackson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3192
The chair laid out HB 3192.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson to explain the
measure.
Representative Jackson offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 11:20 pm, 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. Warren Chisum, Chair
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Derek Seal, General Counsel