The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

87th Legislature

May 3, 2021

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 29, 2021, a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 29, 2021, and permission granted on May 3, 2021, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Landgraf, at 4:27 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Landgraf; Dominguez; Dean; Goodwin; Kacal; Kuempel; Morales Shaw; Morrison; and Reynolds.

A quorum was present.

HB 3477

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3477, 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 Landgraf; Dominguez; Dean; Goodwin; Morales Shaw; Reynolds (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Kacal; Kuempel; Morrison (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1947

The chair laid out HB 1947 that previously failed on the motion to report on April 29, 2021.

Representative Kacal moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

The chair offered a new complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kacal moved that HB 1947, 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 Landgraf; Dominguez; Dean; Goodwin; Kacal; Kuempel; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Reynolds (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2780

The chair laid out HB 2780.

Representative Dominguez offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Paddie to explain HB 2780.

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

The chair recognized Representative Paddie to close on HB 2780.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2780 was left pending without objection.

SB 1261

The chair laid out SB 1261.

The chair explained SB 1261.

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

The chair closed on SB 1261.

SB 1261 was left pending without objection.

At 5:19 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. Landgraf, Chair

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Jennifer Reeves, Clerk