The House Committee on Natural Resources

86th Legislature

March 26, 2019

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2019, and permission granted on March 26, 2019, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Larson, at 1:22 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Farrar; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; and Ramos.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

(Representative Harris now present.)

 

HB 1506

 

The chair laid out HB 1506 as pending business.

 

Representative Metcalf moved that HB 1506, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 1574

 

The chair laid out HB 1574 as pending business.

 

Representative King offered up the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 1574, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and sent to the local and consent calendar. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

 

HB 1044

 

The chair laid out HB 1044 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lang moved that HB 1044, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 26

 

The chair laid out HB 26 as pending business.

 

Representative Price offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Ramos moved that HB 26, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 721

 

The chair laid out HB 721 as pending business.

 

Representative Price offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Metcalf moved that HB 721, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 1806

 

The chair laid out HB 1806  as pending business.

 

Representative Price offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Lang moved that HB 1806, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and sent to the local and consent calendar. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 723

 

The chair laid out HB 723 as pending business.

 

Representative Harris offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 723, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HJR 11

 

The chair laid out HJR 11 as pending business.

 

Representative Ramos moved that HJR 11, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 2846

 

The chair laid out HB 2846 as pending business.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 2846, 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; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price (7).

 

Nays:                           Representative Ramos (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 1983

 

The chair laid out HB 1983 as pending business.

 

Representative Price moved that HB 1983, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the local and consent calendar. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 2729

 

The chair laid out HB 2729 as pending business.

 

Representative Lang moved that HB 2729, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the local and consent calendar.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Larson; Metcalf; Farrar; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Lang; Price; Ramos (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 726

 

The chair laid out HB 726 as pending business.

 

Representative Ramos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Price moved that HB 726, 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; Farrar; Harris; Lang; Price; Ramos (7).

 

Nays:                           Representative King, Tracy O. (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dominguez; Nevárez; Oliverson (3).

 

HB 2202

 

The chair laid out HB 2202.

 

Representative Harris offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain HB 2202.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on HB 2202.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 2202 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3264

 

The chair laid out HB 3264.

 

Representative Lang offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to explain HB 3264.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to close on HB 3264.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 3264 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1537

 

The chair laid out HB 1537.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shine to explain HB 1537.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Shine to close on HB 1537.

 

HB 1537 was left pending without objection.

HB 2105

 

The chair laid out HB 2105.

 

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shine to explain HB 2105.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Shine to close on HB 2105.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 2105 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2329

 

The chair laid out HB 2329.

 

The chair recognized Representative Springer to explain HB 2329.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Springer to close on HB 2329.

 

HB 2329 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2123

 

The chair laid out HB 2123.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harris to explain HB 2123.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Oliverson now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Harris to close on HB 2123.

 

HB 2123 was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 2914

 

The chair laid out HB 2914.

 

Representative Price offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bell, Cecil to explain HB 2914.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bell, Cecil to close on HB 2914.

 

(Representative Dominguez now present.)

 

(Representative Nevárez now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 2914 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 720

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 720.

 

Representative Nevárez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on HB 720.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 720 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1820

 

The chair laid out HB 1820.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bailes to explain HB 1820.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bailes to close HB 1820.

 

HB 1820 was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 481

 

The chair laid out HB 481.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain HB 481.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on HB 481.

 

HB 481 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1052

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 1052.

 

Representative Nevárez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on HB 1052.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 1052 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2249 & HB 2122

 

The chair laid out HB 2249 and HB 2122.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 2249.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harris to explain HB 2122.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative King in chair.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Larson in chair.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative King in chair.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Larson in chair.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on HB 2249.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harris to close on HB 2122.

 

HB 2249 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2122 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2201

 

The chair laid out HB 2201.

 

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Goodwin to explain HB 2201.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Goodwin to close on HB 2201.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 2201 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3142

 

The chair laid out HB 3142.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lang to explain HB 3142.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Lang to close on HB 3142.

 

HB 3142 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 722

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 722.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on HB 722.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 722 was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

At 5:33 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