The House Committee on Energy Resources

81st Legislature

May 2, 2009

1:00 p.m.

3W.15

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2009, and with permission being granted to meet while the House is in Session, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 1:03 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Farabee; Hardcastle (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Craddick; Gonzalez Toureilles; Rios Ybarra; Strama (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2087

 

The chair laid out HB 2087 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 2087, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Farabee; Hardcastle (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Craddick; Gonzalez Toureilles; Rios Ybarra; Strama  (4).

 

HB 2915

 

The chair laid out HB 2915 as pending business.

 

Representative Crownover offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Crownover moved that HB 2915, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Craddick; Rios Ybarra; Strama  (3).

 

SB 1826

 

The chair laid out SB 1826, the companion to HB 3555.

 

Representative Crabb moved that SB 1826, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Craddick; Rios Ybarra; Strama  (3).

 

HB 2356

 

The chair laid out HB 2356 as pending business.

 

Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Crownover offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Crownover moved that HB 2356, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Craddick; Rios Ybarra; Strama  (3).

 

At 1:07 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. Keffer, Chair

 

 

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Ky Ash, Clerk