The House Committee on Natural Resources

88th Legislature

May 11, 2023

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

CORRECTED MINUTES

On May 18, 2023, the House Committee on Natural Resources authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Natural Resources held on May 11, 2023. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 11, 2023, and permission granted on May 11, 2023, 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 King, Tracy O., at 3:23 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; and Zwiener.

A quorum was present.

SB 317

The chair laid out SB 317 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 317, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gamez; Price; Ramos (3).

SB 893

The chair laid out SB 893 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 893, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gamez; Price; Ramos (3).

(Representative Gamez now present.)

SB 1746

The chair laid out SB 1746 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1746, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Price; Ramos (2).

SB 2379

The chair laid out SB 2379 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2379, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Price; Ramos (2).

SB 2440

The chair laid out SB 2440 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 2440, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Price; Ramos (2).

(Representative Thompson, Ed in chair.)

SB 1745

The chair laid out SB 1745 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1745, 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 Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Rogers; Zwiener (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives King, Tracy O.; Price; Ramos (3).

At 3:26 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. King, Tracy O., Chair

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Sam Bacarisse, Clerk