The House Committee on Energy Resources
81st Legislature
April 24, 2009
1:00 p.m. (While the House is in Session)
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 24, 2009, and with permission granted to meet while the House is in Session, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, at 1:15 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keffer; Crabb; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 280
The chair laid out HB 280 as pending business.
Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Strama offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Strama 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 Strama moved that HB 280, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 1391
The chair laid out HB 1391 as pending business.
Representative Gonzalez Toureilles offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 1391, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 1993
The chair laid out HB 1993 as pending business.
Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Strama moved that HB 1993, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 2210
The chair laid out HB 2210 as pending business.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2210, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 2783
The chair laid out HB 2783 as pending business.
Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 2783, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 2853
The chair laid out HB 2853 as pending business.
Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 2853, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 4300
The chair laid out HB 4300 as pending business.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 4300, 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; Farabee; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
HB 4309
The chair laid out HB 4309 as pending business.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 4309, 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; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hardcastle; Strama (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Craddick; Rios Ybarra (3).
At 1:22 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