The House Committee on Natural Resources

89th Legislature

May 22, 2025

3:00 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 22, 2025, and permission granted on May 22, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Natural Resources met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Harris, at 3:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Fairly; Romero; and Villalobos.

A quorum was present.

SB 612

The chair laid out SB 612 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 612, 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 Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Fairly; Romero; Villalobos (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Buckley; Gámez; Garcia, Josey; González, Mary; Zwiener (5).

(Representative Buckley now present.)

(Representative Garcia, Josey now present.)

SB 1855

The chair laid out SB 1855 as pending business.

Representative Martinez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1855, 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 Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Buckley; Fairly; Garcia, Josey; Romero; Villalobos (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; González, Mary; Zwiener (3).

SB 2568

The chair laid out SB 2568 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2568, 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 Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Buckley; Fairly; Garcia, Josey; Romero; Villalobos (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; González, Mary; Zwiener (3).

SB 3058

The chair laid out SB 3058 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 3058, 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 Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Fairly; Garcia, Josey; Romero; Villalobos (9).

Nays:                           Representative Buckley (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; González, Mary; Zwiener (3).

SB 2497

The chair laid out SB 2497, as the companion to HB 5208.

The chair moved that SB 2497, 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 Harris; Martinez; Ashby; Barry; Bell, Cecil; Buckley; Fairly; Garcia, Josey; Romero; Villalobos (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; González, Mary; Zwiener (3).

At 3:04 p.m., on the motion of Representative Martinez and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Harris, Chair

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Robert Moncada, Clerk