The House Committee on Energy Resources

83rd Legislature

May 2, 2013

4:30 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2013, and permission granted on May 2, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 4:32 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Crownover; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Lozano; Paddie; and Sheffield, Ralph.

A quorum was present.

HB 2590

The chair laid out HB 2590.

Representative Dale offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2590, 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; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Lozano; Paddie; Sheffield, Ralph (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burnam; Craddick; Wu (3).

HB 3168

The chair laid out HB 3168.

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 3168, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Lozano; Paddie; Sheffield, Ralph (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burnam; Craddick; Wu (3).

HB 3597

The chair laid out HB 3597.

Representative Canales offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lozano moved that HB 3597, 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; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Lozano; Paddie; Sheffield, Ralph (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burnam; Craddick; Wu (3).

At 4:35 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