The House Committee on Natural Resources

88th Legislature

May 18, 2023

2:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2023, and permission granted on May 18, 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 2:02 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the May 11, 2023 minutes for the House Committee on Natural Resources be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

(Representative Gamez now present.)

SB 2052

The chair laid out SB 2052 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2052, 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; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Zwiener (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1056

The chair laid out SB 1056 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1056, 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; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Zwiener (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 156

The chair laid out SB 156.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 156, 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 King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Zwiener (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 2:05 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