The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

81st Legislature

March 31, 2009

12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 2009, and revised on March 30, 2009, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Homer, at 1:02 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Phillips; Thibaut (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; McCall (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Texas Historical Commission

 

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

 

HB 3846

 

The chair laid out HB 3846.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 810

 

The chair laid out HB 810.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2553

 

The chair laid out HB 2553.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Kuempel now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Howard, Donna in chair.)

 

HB 2642

 

The chair laid out HB 2642.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to explain the measure.

 

(Representative McCall now present.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Homer in chair.)

 

HB 2644

 

The chair laid out HB 2644.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Thibaut in chair.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kent to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Homer in chair.)

 

HB 3560

 

The chair laid out HB 3560.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1610

 

The chair laid out HB 1610.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1965

 

The chair laid out HB 1965.

 

Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3108

 

The chair laid out HB 3108.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

Representative Dukes moved that HB 3108, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Kleinschmidt  (1).

 

HB 3109

 

The chair laid out HB 3109.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4197

 

The chair laid out HB 4197.

 

Representative Howard, Donna offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Legler to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Legler to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2671

 

The chair laid out HB 2671.

 

Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2680

 

The chair laid out HB 2680.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kleinschmidt now present.)

 

HCR 18

 

The chair laid out HCR 18 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HCR 18, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Dukes  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Kuempel  (1).

 

HCR 53

 

The chair laid out HCR 53 as pending business.

 

Representative Thibaut moved that HCR 53, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Kuempel  (1).

 

HCR 71

 

The chair laid out HCR 71 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HCR 71, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Kuempel  (1).

 

HB 795

 

The chair laid out HB 795 as pending business.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt moved that HB 795, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Kuempel  (1).

 

HB 664

 

The chair laid out HB 664 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 665

 

The chair laid out HB 665 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 661

 

The chair laid out HB 661 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 836

 

The chair laid out HB 836 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB 836, 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 Homer; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Donna (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; Kuempel  (2).

 

HB 2088

 

The chair laid out HB 2088 as pending business.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 2088, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; McCall; Thibaut (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Phillips  (3).

 

At 6:37 p.m., on the motion of Representative Howard, Donna and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Homer, Chair

 

 

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Gabe Valenzuela, Clerk