The House Committee on Natural Resources

86th Legislature

April 25, 2019

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 112

Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on April 25, 2019, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Larson, at 12:15 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Larson; Dominguez; Farrar; Lang; Nevárez; and Ramos.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the April 17, 2019 minutes for the House Committee on Natural Resources be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 911

The chair laid out HB 911 as pending business.

Representative Lang offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lang moved that HB 911, 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; Dominguez; Farrar; Lang; Nevárez; Ramos (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Metcalf; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Oliverson; Price (5).

HB 4553

The chair laid out HB 4553 as pending business.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 4553, 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; Dominguez; Farrar; Lang; Nevárez; Ramos (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Metcalf; Harris; King, Tracy O.; Oliverson; Price (5).

HB 4477

The chair laid out HB 4477 as pending business.

Representative Nevárez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Metcalf now present.)

(Representative Price now present)

Representative Nevárez moved that HB 4477, 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; Lang; Nevárez; Price; Ramos (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Harris; King, Tracy O.; Oliverson (3).

(Rep. Harris now present.)

HB 4726

The chair laid out HB 4726 as pending business.

Representative Ramos offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ramos moved that HB 4726, 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; Harris; Farrar; Lang; Nevárez; Price; Ramos (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

HB 4114

The chair laid out HB 4114 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lang moved that HB 4114, 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; Harris; Lang; Nevárez; Price (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Ramos (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

At 12:23 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