The House Committee on Natural Resources

85th Legislature

May 8, 2017

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2017, and permission granted on May 8, 2017, 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 Larson, at 3:00 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 1361

The chair laid out SB 1361, the companion to HB 2952.

Representative Phelan moved that SB 1361, 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 Larson; Phelan; Ashby; Burns; Kacal; Lucio III; Nevárez; Workman (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; King, Tracy O.; Price (3).

HB 4183

The chair laid out HB 4183 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 4183, 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 Larson; Phelan; Ashby; Burns; Kacal; Lucio III; Nevárez; Workman (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; King, Tracy O.; Price (3).

HB 4287

The chair laid out HB 4287 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Price now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Price moved that HB 4287, 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 Larson; Phelan; Ashby; Burns; Kacal; Lucio III; Nevárez; Price; Workman (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; King, Tracy O. (2).

HB 1318

The chair laid out HB 1318 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Burns moved that HB 1318, 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 Larson; Phelan; Ashby; Burns; Kacal; Lucio III; Nevárez; Price; Workman (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; King, Tracy O. (2).

At 3:06 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. Larson, Chair

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Shannon Houston, Clerk