The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

82nd Legislature

May 6, 2011

6:15 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2011, and pursuant to permission granted for the committee to meet while the house was in session, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 6:15 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Elkins; Kuempel; Larson; and Price.

A quorum was present.

SB 252

The chair laid out SB 252 as pending business.

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that SB 252, 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 Guillen; Elkins; Kuempel; Larson; Price (5).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Dukes; King, Tracy O.; Smith, Todd (4).

HCR 83

The chair laid out HCR 83 as pending business.

HCR 83 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Deshotel now present.)

HCR 124

The chair laid out HCR 124 as pending business.

HCR 124 was left pending without objection.

HCR 83

The chair laid out HCR 83 as pending business.

Representative Larson moved that HCR 83, 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 Guillen; Elkins; Deshotel; Kuempel; Larson; Price (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

At 6:22 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. Guillen, Chair

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Sandra Frizzell, Clerk