The House Committee on Natural Resources

82nd Legislature

March 24, 2011

Upon final adjourn./recess

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission to meet during reading and referrals on March 24, 2011, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 11:46 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Ritter; Beck; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; and Miller, Doug.

A quorum was present.

HB 2296

The chair laid out HB 2296 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Doug offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 2296, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Miller, Doug (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Creighton; Hopson; Martinez Fischer; Price (4).

(Representative Creighton now present.)

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

HB 2418

The chair laid out HB 2418 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 2418, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Price (2).

HB 935

The chair laid out HB 935 as pending business.

Representative Larson moved that HB 935, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Price (2).

HB 1778

The chair laid out HB 1778 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 1778, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Price (2).

(Representative Price now present.)

HB 2521

The chair laid out HB 2521 as pending business.

Representative Keffer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Keffer moved that HB 2521, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Price (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson (1).

HB 2360

The chair laid out HB 2360 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 2360, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Price (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; (1).

HB 2238

The chair laid out HB 2238 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 2238, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Price (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hopson (1).

HB 2207

The chair laid out HB 2207 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 2207, 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; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Price (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hopson (1).

HB 1547

The chair laid out HB 1547 as pending business.

Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Keffer moved that HB 1547, 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 Ritter; King, Tracy O.; Beck; Creighton; Keffer; Larson; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug; Price (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hopson (1).

At 11:58 a.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