The House Committee on Energy Resources

85th Legislature

May 3, 2017

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 3, 2017, and permission granted on May 3, 2017, 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 4:01 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Darby; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Bonnen, Greg; Canales; Clardy; Craddick; Guerra; King, Phil; Lambert; Landgraf; and Schubert.

A quorum was present.

SB 1541

The chair laid out SB 1541, the companion to HB 2488

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Canales moved that SB 1541, 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 Darby; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Bonnen, Greg; Canales; Clardy; Craddick; Guerra; King, Phil; Lambert; Landgraf; Schubert (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Isaac; Walle (2).

SB 1871

The chair laid out SB 1871, the companion to HB 891.

Representative Lambert moved that SB 1871, 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; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Bonnen, Greg; Canales; Clardy; Craddick; Guerra; King, Phil; Lambert; Landgraf; Schubert (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Isaac; Walle (2).

SB 1422

The chair laid out SB 1422, the companion to HB 2638.

Representative Bonnen, Greg moved that SB 1422, 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 Darby; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Bonnen, Greg; Canales; Clardy; Craddick; Guerra; King, Phil; Lambert; Landgraf; Schubert (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Isaac; Walle (2).

HB 1717

The chair laid out HB 1717 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1717, 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; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Bonnen, Greg; Canales; Clardy; Craddick; Guerra; Lambert; Landgraf; Schubert (10).

Nays:                           Representative King, Phil (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Isaac; Walle (2).

At 4:06 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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Link Browder, Clerk