The House Committee on Energy Resources

84th Legislature

May 7, 2015

3:00 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 7, 2015, and permission granted on May 7, 2015, 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 Darby, at 3:10 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Darby; Paddie; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Landgraf; Meyer; and Riddle.

A quorum was present.

HB 2991

The chair laid out HB 2991 as pending business.

Representative Paddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair recognized Representative Paddie to explain the measure.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 2991, 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 Darby; Paddie; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Landgraf; Meyer; Riddle (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Anchia; Craddick; Herrero; Keffer; Wu (5).

HB 3554

The chair laid out HB 3554 as pending business.

Representative Dale offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair recognized Representative Dale to explain the measure.

Representative Dale moved that HB 3554, 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 Darby; Paddie; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Landgraf; Meyer; Riddle (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Anchia; Craddick; Herrero; Keffer; Wu (5).

SB 1589

The chair laid out SB 1589.

The chair moved that SB 1589, 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 Darby; Paddie; Canales; Dale; King, Phil; Landgraf; Meyer; Riddle (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Anchia; Craddick; Herrero; Keffer; Wu (5).

The chair directed that the May 4, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Energy Resources be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

(Representative Keffer now present.)

At 3:15 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. Darby, Chair

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Jamie Burchfield, Clerk