The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism 
         79th Legislature 
         May 3, 2005 
         1:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hilderbran, at 7:26 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Dunnam; Phillips  
                    (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Dukes; Baxter; Gallego (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1878 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1878. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         HCR 34 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 34 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HCR 34, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
 
          HCR 98 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 98 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Gallego moved that HCR 98, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 105 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 105 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HB 105, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 108 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 108 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HCR 108, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
          Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 111 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 111.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HCR 111, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 115 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 115.  
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HCR 115, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 117 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 117 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HCR 117, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
 
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                                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HCR 131 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 131 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HCR 131, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         SCR 22 
          
         The chair laid out SCR 22 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that SCR 22, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 3103 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3103 as pending business.  
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
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         Representative Gallego moved that HB 3103, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 2903 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2903 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 2903, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 3024 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3024 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HB 2183, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
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         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 1257 
          
          The chair laid out HB 1257 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1257, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 391 
          
         The chair laid out HB 391 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Kuempel moved that HB 391, as amended, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 1352 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1352 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Gallego moved that HB 1352, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
 
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         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Gallego;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
          Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dukes; Baxter; Dunnam  (3). 
          
         HB 342 
          
         The chair laid out HB 342. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2897 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2897 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3572 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3572 and explained the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 179 
          
         The chair laid out HB 179. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kuempel in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran in chair.) 
          
          Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2954 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2954 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Dukes moved that HB 2954, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Dukes;  
                         Phillips (4). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Baxter; Dunnam; Gallego  (3). 
          
         HB 2183 
          
         The chair recalled HB 2183 from subcommittee.  
          
         The committee's quorum was broken. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:08 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. Hilderbran, Chair 
          
          ________________________ 
         Todd Kercheval, Clerk 
          
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