The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

81st Legislature

March 10, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 2009, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Homer, at 2:09 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Dukes (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

 

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

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

HB 873

 

The chair laid out HB 873 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 873, 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; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1500

 

The chair laid out HB 1500.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative King, Tracy O. in chair.)

 

HB 968

 

The chair laid out HB 968.

 

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

 

(Representative Howard, Donna in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1595

 

The chair laid out HB 1595.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:50 p.m., on the motion of Representative Thibaut 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