The House Committee on Energy Resources

89th Legislature

March 17, 2025

11:00 a.m.

E2.026

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 2025, and permission granted on March 13, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Energy Resources met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Darby, at 11:02 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Darby; Morales, Eddie; Craddick; Dean; Dyson; Gates; Gerdes; Reynolds; and Rosenthal.

A quorum was present.

The committee met to take invited testimony only on the following:

Bureau of Economic Geology

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

(Representative Guerra now present.)

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

(Representative Garcia, Josey now present.)

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

The committee also met to take invited and public testimony on the following measures:

HB 206

The chair laid out HB 206.

The chair recognized Representative Craddick to explain HB 206.

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

The chair recognized Representative Craddick to close on HB 206.

HB 206 was left pending without objection.

HB 1285

The chair laid out HB 1285.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain HB 1285.

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

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on HB 1285.

HB 1285 was left pending without objection.

HJR 107

The chair laid out HJR 107.

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to explain HJR 107.

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

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to close on HJR 107.

HJR 107 was left pending without objection.

HB 1335

The chair laid out HB 1335.

The chair recognized Representative Gerdes to explain HB 1335.

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

The chair recognized Representative Gerdes to close on HB 1335.

HB 1335 was left pending without objection.

At 3:23 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. Darby, Chair

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Santino Camacho, Clerk