The House Committee on Land & Resource Management

89th Legislature

May 2, 2025

8:30 a.m.

E2.018

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2025, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gates, at 8:34 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Gates; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; and Virdell.

A quorum was present.

HB 447

The chair laid out HB 447 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 447, 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 Gates; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Virdell (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lalani; Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (4).

(Representative Morgan now present.)

HB 3798

The chair laid out HB 3798 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3798, 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 Gates; Alders; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (5).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lalani; Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (3).

SB 1927

The chair laid out SB 1927, the companion to HB 3798.

The chair moved that SB 1927, 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 Gates; Alders; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (5).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lalani; Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (3).

(Representative Lalani now present.)

HB 4398

The chair laid out HB 4398 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4398, 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 Gates; Lalani; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Alders; Virdell (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 2673

The chair laid out HB 2673 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2673, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 3671

The chair laid out HB 3671 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3671, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

SB 840

The chair laid out SB 840 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 840, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5670

The chair laid out HB 5670 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5670, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5674

The chair laid out HB 5674 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5674, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5676

The chair laid out HB 5676 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5676, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5679

The chair laid out HB 5679 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5679, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5688

The chair laid out HB 5688 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5688, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5668

The chair laid out HB 5668 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5668, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 2011

The chair laid out HB 2011 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2011, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 871

The chair laid out HB 871 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 871, 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 Gates; Lalani; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Alders; Virdell (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 5187

The chair laid out HB 5187 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5187, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray (2).

HB 3572

The chair laid out HB 3572 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3572, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hunter; Virdell (5).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (3).

SB 844

The chair laid out SB 844, the companion to HB 24.

The chair moved that SB 844, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hunter; Virdell (5).

Nays:                           Representative Hinojosa (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (3).

HB 3680

The chair laid out HB 3680 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3680, 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 Gates; Lalani; Alders; Hinojosa; Hunter; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (3).

At 8:52 a.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. Gates, Chair

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Scarlett Smith, Clerk