The House Committee on Natural Resources

83rd Legislature

April 26, 2013

9:00 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2013, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 9:04 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Ritter; Ashby; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; and Miller, Doug.

A quorum was present.

HB 2334

The chair laid out HB 2334 as pending business.

Representative Keffer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 2334, 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; Ashby; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer (5).

HB 1797

The chair laid out HB 1797 as pending business.

Representative Ashby moved that HB 1797, 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; Ashby; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer (5).

HB 3924

The chair laid out HB 3924 as pending business.

Representative Keffer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Keffer moved that HB 3924, 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; Ashby; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer (5).

SB 1876

The chair laid out SB 1876, as companion to HB 3931.

Representative Miller, Doug moved that SB 1876, 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; Ashby; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Miller, Doug (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Martinez Fischer (5).

(Representative Bonnen, Dennis now present.)

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

HB 3927

The chair laid out HB 3927 as pending business.

Representative Ashby moved that HB 3927, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Callegari (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 3934

The chair laid out HB 3934 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Doug offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 3934, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 3935

The chair laid out HB 3935 as pending business.

Representative Callegari moved that HB 3935, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 1796

The chair laid out HB 1796 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 1796, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (7).

Nays:                           Representative Ashby (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 2133

The chair laid out HB 2133 as pending business.

Representative Keffer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Bonnen, Dennis moved that HB 2133, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 2577

The chair laid out HB 2577 as pending business.

Representative Ashby moved that HB 2577, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 2578

The chair laid out HB 2578 as pending business.

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 2578, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 2739

The chair laid out HB 2739 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Doug moved that HB 2739, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 3013

The chair laid out HB 3013 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 3013, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

HB 3234

The chair laid out HB 3234 as pending business.

Representative Bonnen, Dennis offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Bonnen, Dennis moved that HB 3234, 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; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Callegari; Keffer; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III (3).

At 9:26 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