The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

80th Legislature

April 18, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 1

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 18, 2007, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at 3:37 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; Driver; Kuempel (5).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the April 3, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Environmental Regulation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 2293

 

The chair laid out HB 2293 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hancock moved that HB 2293, 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; Driver; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2565

 

The chair laid out HB 2565 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 2565, 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; Lucio III; Driver; Kuempel (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; King, Tracy; West, George "Buddy"  (3).

 

HB 3554

 

The chair laid out HB 3554 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 3554, 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; Driver; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3780

 

The chair laid out HB 3780 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 3780, 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; Driver; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3859

 

The chair laid out HB 3859 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hancock moved that HB 3859, 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; Driver; Kuempel (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

At 3:41 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