The House Committee on Environmental Regulation

80th Legislature

May 16, 2007

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 1

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2007, the House Committee on Environmental Regulation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at 5:35 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; Driver; King, Tracy (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kuempel; West, George "Buddy" (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 2000

 

The chair laid out SB 2000 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver moved that SB 2000, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; Driver; King, Tracy (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kuempel; West, George "Buddy"  (2).

 

SB 1177

 

The chair laid out SB 1177 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hancock moved that SB 1177, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; Driver; King, Tracy (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kuempel; West, George "Buddy"  (2).

 

SB 359

 

The chair laid out SB 359 as pending business.

 

Representative Lucio III offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Lucio III offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that SB 359, 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 Bonnen; Hancock; Lucio III; Driver; King, Tracy (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kuempel; West, George "Buddy"  (2).

 

At 5:40 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. Bonnen, Chair

 

 

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Michael Hoke, Clerk