The House Committee on Natural Resources

84th Legislature

May 21, 2015

10:10 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2015, and permission granted on May 20, 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 10:17 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Keffer; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; and Lucio III.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Workman now present.)

SB 1101

The chair laid out SB 1101 as pending business.

Representative Bonnen, Dennis moved that SB 1101, 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 Keffer; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

HB 1459

The chair laid out HB 1459 as pending business.

Representative Kacal moved that HB 1459, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

SB 1051

The chair laid out SB 1051 as pending business.

Representative Larson moved that SB 1051, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

SB 1345

The chair laid out SB 1345 as pending business.

Representative Ashby moved that SB 1345, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

SB 521

The chair laid out SB 521 as pending business.

Representative Larson moved that SB 521, 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 Keffer; Ashby; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

SB 551

The chair laid out SB 551 as pending business.

Representative Workman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that SB 551, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

SB 1162

The chair laid out SB 1162 as pending business.

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 1162, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Larson; Lucio III; Workman (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Nevárez (1).

(Representative Nevárez now present.)

SB 413

The chair laid out SB 413 as pending business.

Representative Burns offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Burns moved that SB 413, 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; Bonnen, Dennis; Burns; Frank; Kacal; King, Tracy O.; Nevárez (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Larson; Lucio III; Workman (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 10:28 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. Keffer, Chair

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Buffy Barrett, Clerk