The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

85th Legislature

May 5, 2017

12:30 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2017, and permission granted on May 5, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 12:39 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pickett; Thompson, Ed; Cyrier; Dale; Lozano; and Rodriguez, Eddie.

A quorum was present.

HB 3085

The chair laid out HB 3085 as pending business.

Representative Lozano moved that HB 3085, 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 Pickett; Thompson, Ed; Cyrier; Dale; Lozano; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Kacal; Landgraf; Reynolds (3).

HB 2497

The chair laid out HB 2497 as pending business.

(Representative Reynolds now present.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HB 2497, 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 Pickett; Thompson, Ed; Cyrier; Lozano; Reynolds; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

Nays:                           Representative Dale (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Kacal; Landgraf (2).

(Representative Kacal now present.)

HB 2479

The chair laid out HB 2479 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Reynolds moved that HB 2479, 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 Pickett; Thompson, Ed; Cyrier; Kacal; Lozano; Reynolds; Rodriguez, Eddie (7).

Nays:                           Representative Dale (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

SB 1229

The chair laid out SB 1229.

Representative Reynolds moved that SB 1229, 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 Pickett; Thompson, Ed; Cyrier; Dale; Kacal; Lozano; Reynolds; Rodriguez, Eddie (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

At 12:44 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. Pickett, Chair

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Julie Young, Clerk