The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

86th Legislature

April 4, 2019

11:50 a.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 4, 2019, and permission granted on April 4, 2019, 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 Lozano, at 11:58 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; and Turner, John.

A quorum was present.

HB 2771

The chair laid out HB 2771 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2771, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Zwiener (1).

STATEMENT OF VOTE

When the vote to report House Bill 2771 was taken, I was unavoidably detained and was not present. If I had been present, I would have voted no.        

                                                                                                                    Representative Zweiner

HB 2269

The chair laid out HB 2269 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2269, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Blanco; Reynolds; Turner, John (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Zwiener (1).

STATEMENT OF VOTE

When the vote to report House Bill 2269 was taken, I was unavoidably detained and was not present. If I had been present, I would have voted no.        

                                                                                                                    Representative Zweiner

HB 2723

The chair laid out HB 2723 as pending business.

(Representative Zwiener now present.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2723, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Zwiener (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Blanco; Reynolds; Turner, John (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3114

The chair laid out HB 3114 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3114, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Blanco; Reynolds; Turner, John; Zwiener (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2726

The chair laid out HB 2726 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2726, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Turner, John (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Reynolds; Zwiener (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3854

The chair laid out HB 3854 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3854, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; Turner, John; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1627

The chair laid out HB 1627 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1627, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; Turner, John; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1331

The chair laid out HB 1331 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1331, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; Turner, John; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1435

The chair laid out HB 1435 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1435, 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 Lozano; Thompson, Ed; Blanco; Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison; Reynolds; Turner, John; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 12:13 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. Lozano, Chair

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Scott Crownover, Clerk