House Committee on Natural Resources
76th Legislature
May 13, 1999
8:30 a.m.
Speaker's Committee Room, 2W.6
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 12,
1999, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 12,
1999, so that the committee could take up and consider SB
1301, SB 1855, SB 1890 and HR 910, the House Committee on
Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to
order by the Chair, Representative David Counts, at 8:30 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte; Lewis,
Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields; (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 1301
The chair laid out SB 1301.
The chair recognized Representative Ron E. Lewis to explain
the measure.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 1301 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
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
HR 910
The chair laid out and explained HR 910.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that HR 910 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
SB 1855
The chair laid out and explained SB 1855.
Representative Walker moved that SB 1855 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
SB 1890
The chair laid out and explained SB 1890.
Representative Puente moved that SB 1890 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
SB 1171
Representative Ron E. Lewis moved to reconsider the vote by
which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to
reconsider prevailed without objection.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 1171, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
SB 1733
The chair laid out SB 1733 as pending business.
Representative Lewis, Ron moved that SB 1733 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 Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
SB 1665
The chair laid out SB 1665 as pending business.
Representative Walker moved that SB 1665 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Counts; King, Tracy; Corte;
Lewis, Ron; Puente; Walker (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Hamric; Shields (3).
At 8:40 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. David Counts, Chair
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Jennifer Modgling, Clerk