The House Committee on Natural Resources

86th Legislature

March 18, 2019

3:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

3W.15

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2019, and permission granted on March 18, 2019, 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 4:03 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Nevárez; Oliverson; and Ramos.

A quorum was present.

HB 13

The chair laid out HB 13.

(Representative Lang now present.)

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 13, 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; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ramos (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Price (1).

HJR 4

The chair laid out HJR 4.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HJR 4, 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 Larson; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ramos (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Price (1).

HB 1964

The chair laid out HB 1964 as pending business.

Representative Dominguez moved that HB 1964, 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 Larson; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson (9).

Nays:                           Representative Ramos (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Price (1).

(Representative Price now present.)

HB 1066

The chair laid out HB 1066 as pending business.

Representative Harris offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Oliverson moved that HB 1066, 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; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson; Price; Ramos (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1617

The chair laid out HB 1617 as pending business.

Representative Price moved that HB 1617, 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 Larson; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson; Price; Ramos (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 807

The chair laid out HB 807 as pending business.

Representative Harris moved that HB 807, 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 Larson; Metcalf; Dominguez; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Nevárez; Oliverson; Price; Ramos (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 4:10 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