The House Committee on Land & Resource Management

89th Legislature

May 9, 2025

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2025, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gates, at 1:16 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Gates; Lalani; Alders; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Lopez, Ray; Morgan; and Virdell.

A quorum was present.

HB 4897

The chair laid out HB 4897 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4897, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Lopez, Ray (6).

Nays:                           Representative Morgan (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Virdell (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

HB 5489

The chair laid out HB 5489 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5489, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Morgan (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Hinojosa; Lopez, Ray (2).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Virdell (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 250

The chair laid out SB 250, the companion to HB 4689.

The chair moved that SB 250, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Virdell (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 2419

The chair laid out SB 2419, the companion to HB 4373.

The chair moved that SB 2419, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Lopez, Ray; Morgan (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Virdell (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

At 1:21 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. Gates, Chair

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Scarlett Smith, Clerk