The House Committee on Energy Resources

83rd Legislature

March 20, 2013

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 120

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 15, 2013, and permission granted on March 20, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 5:43 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Burnam; Craddick; Dale; Lozano; Paddie; Sheffield, Ralph; and Wu.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Crownover now present.)

HB 1792

The chair laid out HB 1792.

The chair recognized Representative Paddie to explain HB 1792.

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

The chair recognized Representative Paddie to close on HB 1792.

HB 1792 was left pending without objection.

HB 448

The chair laid out HB 448.

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain HB 448.

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

(Representative Canales now present.)

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

(Representative King, Phil now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on HB 1094.

HB 1094 was left pending without objection.

HB 878

The chair laid out HB 878 as pending business.

Representative Sheffield, Ralph offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Wu moved that HB 878, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Burnam; Canales; Craddick; Dale; King, Phil; Lozano; Paddie; Sheffield, Ralph; Wu (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1863

The chair laid out HB 1863.

The chair recognized Representative Wu to explain HB 1863.

Representative Dale offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Wu to explain HB 1863.

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

The chair recognized Representative Wu to close on HB 1863.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1863 was left pending without objection.

HB 1864

The chair laid out HB 1864.

The chair recognized Representative Wu to explain HB 1864.

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

The chair recognized Representative Wu to close on HB 1864.

HB 1864 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

HB 1094

The chair laid out HB 1094.

Representative Dale offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain HB 1094.

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

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on HB 1094.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1094 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

At 7:33 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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Bernice Espinosa-Torres, Clerk