The House Committee on Natural Resources

84th Legislature

May 7, 2015

4:00 p.m.

3W.9

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 Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 4:01 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 4049

The chair laid out HB 4049 as pending business.

Representative Larson moved that HB 4049, 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; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Lucio III (4).

HB 4177

The chair laid out HB 4177 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 4177, 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; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Lucio III (4).

HB 4207

The chair laid out HB 4207 as pending business.

Representative Kacal moved that HB 4207, 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; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Lucio III (4).

(Representative Burns now present.)

SB 363

The chair laid out SB 363 as pending business.

Representative Frank moved that SB 363, 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; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; Workman (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Lucio III (3).

SB 1148

The chair laid out SB 1148, the companion of HB 3953.

Representative Nevárez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Nevárez moved that SB 1148, 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; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Nevárez; Workman (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Lucio III (3).

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At 4:07 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