The House Committee on Natural Resources

84th Legislature

May 4, 2015

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2015, and permission granted on May 4, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 7:10 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Kacal; Larson; Lucio III; and Nevárez.

A quorum was present.

HB 1222

The chair laid out HB 1222 as pending business.

Representative Larson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 1222, 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; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Kacal; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Workman (3).

HB 1459

The chair laid out HB 1459 as pending business.

Representative Ashby offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 1459, 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; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Kacal; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Workman (3).

HB 3163

The chair laid out HB 3163 as pending business.

Representative Frank offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 3163, 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; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez (7).

Nays:                           Representative Kacal (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Workman (3).

HB 4123

The chair laid out HB 4123 as pending business.

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 4123, 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; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Lucio III; Nevárez (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Kacal; Larson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Workman (3).

HB 4130

The chair laid out HB 4130 as pending business.

Representative Kacal moved that HB 4130, 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 Keffer; Ashby; Burns; Frank; Kacal; Larson; Lucio III; Nevárez (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; King, Tracy O.; Workman (3).

At 7:17 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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Buffy Barrett, Clerk