The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

80th Legislature

April 24, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2007, and pursuant to a suspension of the rules to allow the House Committees to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 8:53 p.m.

 

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Homer; Phillips (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dukes; Howard, Donna; O'Day (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB3482

 

The chair laid out HB3482 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB3482, 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; Howard, Donna; Phillips (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; Homer; O'Day  (3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB3845

 

The chair laid out HB3845 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Howard, Donna now present.)

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB3845, 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; Homer; Phillips (4).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Donna (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

SB620

 

The chair laid out SB620.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB620, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; Phillips (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB3764

 

The chair laid out HB3764 as pending business.

 

(Representative O'Day now present.)

 

Representative O'Day moved that HB3764, 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 Hilderbran; Kuempel; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day; Phillips (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

SB535

 

The chair laid out SB535.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3541

 

The chair laid out HB3541.

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB3661

 

The chair laid out HB3661.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1653

 

The chair laid out HB1653.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR102

 

The chair laid out HCR102.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR49

 

The chair laid out HCR49.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HCR81

 

The chair laid out HCR81.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hernandez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hernandez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR186

 

The chair laid out HCR186.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB535

 

The chair laid out SB535 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB535, 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; Homer; Phillips (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

HCR186

 

The chair laid out HCR186 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HCR186, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; Phillips (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

HCR102

 

The chair laid out HCR102 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HCR49, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; Phillips (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

HCR81

 

The chair laid out HCR81 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Homer moved that HCR81, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; Phillips (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

HCR49

 

The chair laid out HCR49 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HCR49, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; Phillips (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; O'Day  (2).

 

HCR109

 

The chair laid out HCR109.

 

The chair recognized Representative Herrero to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Herrero to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR151

 

The chair laid out HCR151.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR93

 

The chair laid out HCR93.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR94

 

The chair laid out HCR94.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HJR70

 

The chair laid out HJR70.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Howard, Donna in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB640

 

The chair laid out SB640 and explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 10:16 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

 

 

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Todd Kercheval, Clerk