The House Committee on Energy Resources

81st Legislature

April 8, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2009, and revised on April 3, 2009, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 1:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Strama (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1231

 

The chair laid out HB 1231 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 1231, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Strama (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Craddick (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra  (2).

 

HJR 62

 

The chair laid out HJR 62 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Hardcastle now present.)

 

Representative Crownover moved that HJR 62, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Craddick (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Rios Ybarra  (1).

 

HB 1533

 

The chair laid out HB 1533 as pending business.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the adoption of the committee substitute.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2259

 

The chair laid out HB 2259 as pending business.

 

Representative Craddick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Craddick moved that HB 2259, 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; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Rios Ybarra  (1).

 

HB 3555

 

The chair laid out HB 3555 as pending business.

 

Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 3555, 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 Keffer; Crownover; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Rios Ybarra  (1).

 

HB 4247

 

The chair laid out HB 4247 as pending business.

 

Representative Crownover moved that HB 4247, 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; Crownover; Crabb; Craddick; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Rios Ybarra  (1).

 

HB 1194

 

The chair laid out HB 1194.

 

Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Hardcastle 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 Dukes to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3555

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3555 was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 3555 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 3555, 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 Keffer; Crabb; Farabee; Hardcastle; Strama (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Gonzalez Toureilles; Rios Ybarra  (4).

 

HB 4300

 

The chair laid out HB 4300.

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Herrero to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Herrero to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3781

 

The chair laid out HB 3781.

 

Representative Crabb offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1883

 

The chair laid out HB 1883.

 

Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Hardcastle in chair.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2853

 

The chair laid out HB 2853.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Keffer in chair.)

 

(Representative Crownover now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1526

 

The chair laid out HB 1526.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3346

 

The chair laid out HB 3346.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3292

 

The chair laid out HB 3292.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Crownover in chair.)

 

HB 2780

 

The chair laid out HB 2780.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Rios Ybarra now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Hardcastle in chair.)

 

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.

 

At 6:25 p.m., on the motion of Representative Hardcastle 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