The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
79th Legislature
April 27, 2005
1:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
John H. Reagan Building, Room 120
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 22, 2005, the House
Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Hilderbran, at 4:45 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Dukes; Baxter;
Phillips (5).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Dunnam (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 1303
The chair laid out HB 1303 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Dukes moved that HB 1303, 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;Dunnam; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Baxter; Gallego (2).
HB 884
The chair laid out HB 884 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 884, 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; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Gallego (2).
HB 886
The chair laid out HB 886 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Baxter moved that HB 886, 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; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Gallego (2).
SB 602
The chair laid out SB 602 as pending business.
Representative Dukes moved that SB 602, 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; Phillips (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Gallego (2).
HCR 77
The chair laid out HCR 77.
The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to close on the
measure.
(Representative Gallego now present.)
Representative Phillips moved that HCR 77, 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; Gallego; Phillips (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dunnam (1).
HCR 108
The chair laid out HCR 108.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 131
The chair laid out HCR 131.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
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measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 117
The chair laid out HCR 117.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the
measure.
(Representative Dunnam now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 98
The chair laid out HCR 98.
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 105
The chair laid out HCR 105.
The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Kuempel in chair.)
HCR 34
The chair laid out HCR 34.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
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The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)
HB 3553
The chair laid out HB 3553.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Luna to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Luna to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:10 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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