The House Committee on Natural Resources

82nd Legislature

May 4, 2011

4:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2011 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 4:30 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3859

The chair laid out HB 3859 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 3859, 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; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Keffer; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Price (5).

HB 3861

The chair laid out HB 3861 as pending business.

Representative Beck moved that HB 3861, 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; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Keffer; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Price (5).

HB 3862

The chair laid out HB 3862 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 3862, 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; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Keffer; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Price (5).

SB 660

The chair laid out SB 660.

Representative Miller, Doug offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that SB 660, 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; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hopson; Keffer; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer; Price (5).

At 4:42 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