The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

80th Legislature

April 4, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 1

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 4, 2007, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at 6:02 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Absent:              Representative Driver (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the minutes for the March 27, 2007 hearing were corrected.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair directed that the March 27, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Environmental Regulation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 1252

 

The chair laid out HB 1252 as pending business.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 1252, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 1253

 

The chair laid out HB 1253 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 1253, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 2712

 

The chair laid out HB 2712 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hancock moved that HB 2712, 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 2714

 

The chair laid out HB 2714 as pending business.

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 2714, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 375

 

The chair laid out HB 375 as pending business.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 375, 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 1457

 

The chair laid out HB 1457 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 1457, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; King, Tracy; Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Driver  (1).

 

HB 1526

 

The chair laid out HB 1526 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hancock moved that HB 1526, 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 3960

 

The chair laid out HB 3960 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 3960, 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 6:07 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