The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

81st Legislature

March 24, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2009, and pursuant to permission received to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Homer, at 12:16 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Homer; Howard, Donna; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Thibaut (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HCR 16

 

The chair laid out HCR 16.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Thibaut now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR 53

 

The chair laid out HCR 53.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative King, Tracy O. now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 795

 

The chair laid out HB 795.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cohen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2500

 

The chair laid out HB 2500.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR 71

 

The chair laid out HCR 71.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2229

 

The chair laid out HB 2229.

 

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 661

 

The chair laid out HB 661.

 

The chair recognized Representative Herrero to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2088

 

The chair laid out HB 2088.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2242

 

The chair laid out HB 2242 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Donna offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HB 2242, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

HB 1500

 

The chair laid out HB 1500 as pending business.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Thibaut moved that HB 1500, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

HB 1786

 

The chair laid out HB 1786 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Thibaut moved that HB 1786, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dukes  (1).

 

HB 1805

 

The chair laid out HB 1805 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Donna offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 1805, 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 Homer; Howard, Donna; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; Phillips  (2).

 

HCR 18

 

The chair laid out HCR 18.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1739

 

The chair laid out HB 1739.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR 72

 

The chair laid out HCR 72.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 664

 

The chair laid out HB 664.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 665

 

The chair laid out HB 665.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:40 p.m., on the motion of Representative Kleinschmidt 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