The House Committee on Natural Resources

80th Legislature

May 15, 2007

upon lunch recess

Desk 112

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 15, 2007, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Puente, at 12:00 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Guillen; Hilderbran (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4088

 

The chair laid out HB 4088 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative O'Day moved that HB 4088, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Laubenberg; O'Day (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Guillen; Hilderbran  (4).

 

(Representatives Guillen and Hilderbran now present.)

 

SB 661

 

The chair laid out SB 661, the companion to HB 1591.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 661, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego  (2).

 

SB 1407

 

The chair laid out SB 1407, the companion to HB 4043.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1407, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Hilderbran; Laubenberg; O'Day (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego  (2).

 

SB 1408

 

The chair laid out SB 1408, the companion to HB 4041.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1408, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Hilderbran; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Laubenberg  (3).

 

SB 1409

 

The chair laid out SB 1409, the companion to HB 4042.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1409, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Creighton; Guillen; Hilderbran; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Gallego; Laubenberg  (3).

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

SB 1762

 

The chair inadvertently laid out SB 1762, which was already reported favorably by the House

Committee on Natural Resources on May 11, 2007, and therefore, the following actions are

invalid:

 

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1762, 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 Puente; Hamilton; Gallego; Guillen; Hilderbran; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Creighton; Laubenberg  (3).

 

At 12:07 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. Puente, Chair

 

 

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Hope Wells, Clerk