The House Committee on Land & Resource Management
78th Legislature
April 2, 2003
8:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 28, 2003, the House
Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Mowery, at
8:10 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse; Goolsby;
Haggerty; Hochberg; Howard; Noriega (7).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Guillen (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 662
The chair laid out HB 662 as pending business.
Representative Howard offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to explain the
measure.
(Representative Guillen now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Howard moved that HB 662, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Goolsby; Haggerty; Howard (5).
Nays: Representatives Guillen; Hochberg; Noriega
(3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 289
The chair laid out HB 289 as pending business.
Representative Howard moved that HB 289, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hochberg; Howard
(7).
Nays: Representative Noriega (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 1106
The chair laid out HB 1106 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1283
The chair laid out HB 1283 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 547
The chair laid out HB 547 as pending business.
Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hochberg moved that HB 547, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hochberg;
Howard; Noriega (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
HB 2569
The chair laid out HB 2569.
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the
measure.
Representative Howard offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2283
The chair laid out HB 2283.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the Full House,
April 2, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 3:23 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Mowery. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Mowery; Jones, Jesse; Goolsby;
Guillen; Hochberg (5).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Haggerty; Howard; Noriega
(4).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Howard now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Noriega now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the
measure.
The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on
County Regulation: Representative Howard, Chair;
Representatives Jones, Jesse and Pickett.
The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on County
Regulation.
HB 2486, HB 2506, HB 1064, AND HB 2035
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The chair laid out HB 2486, HB 2506, HB 1064, and HB 2035.
The chair recognized Representative Casteel to explain HB 2486
and HB 2506.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Casteel to close on HB 2486
and HB 2506.
The chair referred HB 2486, HB 2506, HB 1064, and HB 2035 to the
subcommittee on County Regulation.
HB 1563
The chair laid out HB 1563 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 1563, 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 Mowery; Jones, Jesse;
Goolsby; Guillen; Hochberg (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Pickett; Haggerty; Howard;
Noriega (4).
HB 334
The chair laid out HB 334.
Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2178
The chair laid out HB 2178.
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(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Mowery in chair.)
HB 2212
The chair laid out HB 2212.
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:59 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. Mowery, Chair
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Trey Burke, Clerk