The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

81st Legislature

April 15, 2009

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 2009, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 1:52 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Cook; Burnam; Dunnam; Farrar; Hancock; Legler; Weber (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Chisum; Veasey (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2669

 

The chair laid out HB 2669 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Veasey now present.)

 

Representative Cook moved that HB 2669, 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 Cook; Burnam; Dunnam; Farrar; Hancock; Legler; Veasey; Weber (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Chisum  (1).

 

HB2174, HB2355, HB3424

 

The chair laid out HB2174, HB2355, HB3424.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain HB 2174.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to explain HB 2355.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain HB 3424.

 

Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute for HB 3424.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Chisum now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Weber in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Cook in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on HB 2174.

 

HB 2174 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to close on HB 2355.

 

 HB 2355 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on HB 3424.

 

The committee substitute for HB 3424 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3942

 

The chair laid out HB 3942.

 

Representative Cook offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 229

 

The chair laid out HB 229.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 290

 

The chair laid out HB 290.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2266

 

The chair laid out HB 2266.

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 657

 

The chair laid out HB 657.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2497

 

The chair laid out HB 2497.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Chisum in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Cook in chair.)

 

HB 3582

 

The chair laid out HB 3582.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:03 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. Cook, Chair

 

 

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Sherri Walker, Clerk