The House Committee on Natural Resources

81st Legislature

May 19, 2009

3:00 p.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2009 to consider SB 1714, SB 2440, SB 2501, and pending business, and permission granted to meet while the House is in Session, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 3:03 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 724

 

The chair laid out SB 724 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 724, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 880

 

The chair laid out SB 880 as pending business.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 880, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 1960

 

The chair laid out SB 1960 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 1960, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Frost; Laubenberg (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

SB 2440

 

The chair laid out SB 2440.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Creighton moved that SB 2440, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (2).

 

(Representative Callegari not present.)

 

SB 2485

 

The chair laid out SB 2485 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 2485, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 2501

 

The chair laid out SB 2501.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2501, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 2511

 

The chair laid out SB 2511 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 2511, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 2512

 

The chair laid out SB 2512 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 2512, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

SB 2524

 

The chair laid out SB 2524 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2524, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

 

 

SB 2536

 

The chair laid out SB 2536 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that SB 2536, 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 Ritter; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Martinez Fischer; Smithee  (3).

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

SB 2543

 

The chair laid out SB 2543 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2543, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB 726

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved to reconsider the motion by which the substitute to HB 4773 was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Corte moved that SB 726, 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 Ritter; Callegari; Corte; Creighton; Frost; King, Tracy O.; Laubenberg; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Smithee (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

At 3:22 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. Ritter, Chair

 

 

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Elizabeth Fazio, Clerk