The House Committee on Energy Resources

81st Legislature

April 1, 2009

1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 2009, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 2:03 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Crownover; Crabb (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HCR 67

 

The chair laid out HCR 67 as pending business.

 

Representative Craddick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Craddick moved that HCR 67, 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 Keffer; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Crownover; Crabb  (2).

 

(Representative Crabb now present.)

 

HB 469

 

The chair laid out HB 469 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farabee offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

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

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 469, 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 Keffer; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Rios Ybarra; Strama (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Crabb (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hardcastle  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 472

 

The chair laid out HB 472 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 472, 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 Keffer; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 629

 

The chair laid out HB 629 as pending business.

 

Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 629, 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 Keffer; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 1467

 

The chair laid out HB 1467 as pending business.

 

Representative Rios Ybarra moved that HB 1467, 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 Keffer; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 1731

 

The chair laid out HB 1731 as pending business.

 

Representative Strama moved that HB 1731, 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 Keffer; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Crabb (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 2572

 

The chair laid out HB 2572 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 2572, 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 Keffer; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Crownover  (1).

 

HB 2582

 

The chair laid out HB 2582 as pending business.

 

Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Crownover now present.)

 

Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2582, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2811

 

The chair laid out HB 2811 as pending business.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Strama moved that HB 2811, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Strama (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2087

 

The chair laid out HB 2087.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1420

 

The chair laid out HB 1420.

 

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Orr to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3555

 

The chair laid out HB 3555.

 

Representative Crownover offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3402

 

The chair laid out HB 3402.

 

Representative Crownover offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3410

 

The chair laid out HB 3410.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

 

HB 4247

 

The chair laid out HB 4247.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

 

At 5:15 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. Keffer, Chair

 

 

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Ky Ash, Clerk