The House Committee on Natural Resources
79th Legislature
April 7, 2005
Upon first adjournment
House Chamber, Desk 112
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 7,
2005, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal
meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Puente, at 11:15a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;
Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney (9).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
The chair directed that the March 30, 2005, minutes for the
House Committee on Natural Resources be corrected. The corrected
minutes were authorized without objection.
HB 1599
The chair laid out HB 1599 as pending business.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 1599, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;
Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2241
The chair laid out HB 2241 as pending business.
Representative Campbell moved that HB 2241, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;
Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 578
The chair laid out HB 578 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 578, 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 Puente; Hope; Bonnen; Campbell;
Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
HB 2423
The chair laid out HB 2423 as pending business
Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 2423, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;
Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2679
The chair laid out HB 2679 as pending business.
Representative Campbell moved that HB 2679, 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 Puente; Callegari; Hope; Bonnen;
Campbell; Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2707
The chair laid out HB 2707 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Geren moved that HB 2707, 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 Puente; Hope; Campbell; Geren;
Hardcastle (5).
Nays: Representatives Bonnen; Hilderbran; Laney (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
SB 692
The chair laid out SB 692, the companion to HB 1222.
Representative Bonnen moved that SB 692, 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 Puente; Hope; Bonnen; Campbell;
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Geren; Hardcastle; Hilderbran; Laney (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Callegari (1).
At 11:25 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. Puente, Chair
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Hope Wells, Clerk
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