The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

80th Legislature

April 10, 2007

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

E2.014

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 5, 2007, and pursuant to a suspension of the 5 day posting rule so that the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism can take up and consider HB3844, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 8:11 p.m.

 

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hilderbran; Kuempel; Homer; O'Day; Phillips (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dukes; Howard, Donna (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

The chair directed that the April 3, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

 

(Representative Howard, Donna now present.)

 

HB693

 

The chair laid out HB693.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2461

 

The chair laid out HB2461.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB2461, 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; O'Day; Phillips (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

HB2460

 

The chair laid out HB2460 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB2460, 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; O'Day; Phillips (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

HB2845

 

The chair laid out HB2845.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kuempel in chair.)

 

HB12

 

The chair laid out HB12.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

HB1317

 

The chair laid out HB1317.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the measure.

 

Representative O'Day moved that HB1317, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB1309

 

The chair laid out HB1309 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HB1309, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB2845

 

The chair laid out HB2845 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Dukes moved that HB2845, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB2239

 

The chair laid out HB2239 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Dukes moved that HB2239, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB2294

 

The chair laid out HB2294 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HB2294, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB3502

 

The chair laid out HB3502 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HB3502, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HB3765

 

The chair laid out HB3765 as pending business.

 

Representative Homer moved that HB3765, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

HCR25

 

The chair laid out HCR25 as pending business.

 

Representative O'Day moved that HCR25, 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; Homer; Howard, Donna; O'Day (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Phillips  (1).

 

 

 

HB3113

 

The chair laid out HB3113.

 

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

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3856

 

The chair laid out HB3856.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2440

 

The chair laid out HB2440.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1307

 

The chair laid out HB1307 and explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB152

 

The chair laid out HB152.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3847

 

The chair laid out HB3847 and explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3844

 

The chair laid out HB3844 and explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1:48 a.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