The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

81st Legislature

April 7, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 2009, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Homer, at 1:37 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative King, Tracy O. now present.)

 

(Representative Phillips now present.)

 

HB 1965

 

The chair laid out HB 1965 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Thibaut moved that HB 1965, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2553

 

The chair laid out HB 2553 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 2553, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2642

 

The chair laid out HB 2642 as pending business.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 2642, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2644

 

The chair laid out HB 2644 as pending business.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HB 2644, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2671

 

The chair laid out HB 2671 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB 2671, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2680

 

The chair laid out HB 2680 as pending business.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt moved that HB 2680, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3846

 

The chair laid out HB 3846 as pending business.

 

Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Thibaut moved that HB 3846, 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; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HCR 16

 

The chair laid out HCR 16 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that HCR 16, 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 Homer; King, Tracy O.; Kleinschmidt; Kuempel; McCall; Phillips; Thibaut (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3079

 

The chair laid out HB 3079.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4128

 

The chair laid out HB 4128.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3391

 

The chair laid out HB 3391.

 

Representative Thibaut offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Howard, Donna now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

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

 

(Representative Kuempel in chair.)

 

HB 3756

 

The chair laid out HB 3756.

 

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

 

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

 

(Representative Homer in chair.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1258

 

The chair laid out HB 1258.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ortiz, Jr. to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Ortiz, Jr. to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 235

 

The chair laid out HB 235.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 155

 

The chair laid out HB 155.

 

Representative Howard, Donna offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Howard, Donna in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Homer in chair.)

 

HB 7

 

The chair laid out HB 7.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Howard, Donna in chair.)

 

HB 3117

 

The chair laid out HB 3117.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4214

 

The chair laid out HB 4214.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:26 p.m., on the motion of Representative King, Tracy O. 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