The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

80th Legislature

March 20, 2007

During reading and referral of bills

3N.4

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 20, 2007, and pursuant to permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at 11:57 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Driver; West, George "Buddy" (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1251

 

The chair laid out HB 1251 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1251, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Driver; West, George "Buddy"  (2).

 

HB 1254

 

The chair laid out HB 1254 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock moved that HB 1254, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Driver; West, George "Buddy"  (2).

 

HB 1956

 

The chair laid out HB 1956 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative West, George "Buddy" now present.)

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 1956, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 2018

 

The chair laid out HB 2018 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 2018, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 1235

 

The chair laid out HB 1235 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1235, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

At 12:02 p.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. Bonnen, Chair

 

 

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Michael Hoke, Clerk