The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
79th Legislature
April 5, 2005
1:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 31, 2005, the House
Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Hilderbran, at 1:55 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Dukes; Baxter;
Dunnam (5).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 506
The chair laid out HB 506 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 506, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 883
The chair laid out HB 883 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Kuempel moved that HB 883, 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;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 943
The chair laid out HB 943 as pending business.
Representative Kuempel moved that HB 943, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 1011
The chair laid out HB 1011 as pending business.
Representative Dukes moved that HB 1011, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 1959
The chair laid out HB 1959 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Kuempel moved that HB 1959, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2024
The chair laid out HB 2024 as pending business.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 2024, 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; Dukes;
Baxter (4).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Dunnam (1).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2032
The chair laid out HB 2032 as pending business.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 2032, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2208
The chair laid out HB 2208 as pending business.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 2208, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2135
The chair laid out HB 2135 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2555
The chair laid out HB 2555 as pending business.
Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 2555, 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;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2697
The chair laid out HB 2697 as pending business.
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The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2900
The chair laid out HB 2900 as pending business.
Representative Dukes moved that HB 2900, 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; Dukes;
Baxter; Dunnam (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Phillips (2).
HB 2940
The chair laid out HB 2940 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Kuempel moved that HB 2940, 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;
Baxter; Dunnam; Gallego; Phillips (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2940
The chair laid out HB 2940 as pending business on a motion to
reconsider the vote without objection.
(Representative Phillips now present.)
(Representative Gallego now present.)
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
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substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gallego moved that HB 2940, 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; Dukes; Dunnam;
Gallego; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Kuempel; Baxter (2).
HCR 71
The chair laid out HCR 71 as pending business.
Representative Gallego 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 Hilderbran; Dukes; Dunnam;
Gallego; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Kuempel; Baxter (2).
HB 1636
The chair laid out HB 1636.
The chair recognized Representative Allen, Ray to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Allen, Ray to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 391
The chair laid out HB 391.
The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the
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measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Gallego in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 93
The chair laid out HCR 93.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1352
The chair laid out HB 1352.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 93
The chair laid out HCR 93.
Representative Dunnam moved that HCR 93, 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; Dunnam; Gallego;
Phillips (4).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Kuempel; Dukes; Baxter (3).
HB 2903
The chair laid out HB 2903 and explained it.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on bill.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3386
The chair laid out HB 3386.
The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SCR22
The chair laid out SCR22 and explained measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 3:32 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
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