The House Committee on Land & Resource Management

89th Legislature

May 8, 2025

8:00 a.m.

E2.026

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 2, 2025, the House Committee on Land & Resource Management met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gates, at 8:04 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 5695

The chair laid out HB 5695.

The chair recognized Representative Gerdes to explain HB 5695.

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

The chair recognized Representative Gerdes to close on HB 5695.

HB 5695 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Lalani in chair.)

SB 291

The chair laid out SB 291.

The chair recognized Representative Gates to explain SB 291.

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

(Representative Virdell now present.)

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

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

(Representative Hinojosa now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Gates to close on SB 291.

SB 291 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Gates in chair.)

HB 5699

The chair laid out HB 5699.

The chair recognized Representative Schofield to explain HB 5699.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Schofield to close on HB 5699.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 5699 was left pending without objection.

HB 5695

The chair laid out HB 5695 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5695, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Lopez, Ray (1).

HB 5699

The chair laid out HB 5699 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5699, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Hinojosa; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Lopez, Ray (1).

SB 673

The chair laid out SB 673 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 673, 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; Hunter; Morgan (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Virdell (1).

Absent:                        Representative Lopez, Ray (1).

SB 1012

The chair laid out SB 1012, the companion to HB 897.

The chair moved that SB 1012, 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; Hunter; Morgan; Virdell (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Hinojosa (1).

Absent:                        Representative Lopez, Ray (1).

HB 5489

The chair laid out HB 5489.

The chair recognized Representative Dyson to explain HB 5489.

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

The chair recognized Representative Dyson to close on HB 5489.

HB 5489 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Lalani in chair.)

SB 292

The chair laid out SB 292.

The chair recognized Representative Gates to explain SB 292.

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

The chair recognized Representative Gates to close on SB 292.

SB 292 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Gates in chair.)

At 9:57 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