The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

83rd Legislature

March 13, 2013

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

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 2013, and permission granted on March 13, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 2:06 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Dukes; Kuempel; Larson; Nevárez; and Smith.

A quorum was present.

HB 1241

The chair laid out HB 1241 as pending business.

Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 1241.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 1241, 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; Dukes; Kuempel; Larson; Nevárez; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Aycock (1).

HB 263

The chair laid out HB 263.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain HB 263.

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

(Representative Aycock now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on HB 263.

HB 263 was left pending without objection.

HCR 53

The chair laid out HCR 53.

The chair recognized Representative Farney to explain HCR 53.

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

The chair recognized Representative Farney to close on HCR 53.

Representative Dukes moved that HCR 53, 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; Dukes; Aycock; Kuempel; Larson; Nevárez; Smith (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1106

The chair laid out HB 1106.

Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Larson to explain HB 1106.

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

The chair recognized Representative Larson to close on HB 1106.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1106 was left pending without objection.

HB 852

The chair laid out HB 852.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 852.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 852.

HB 852 was left pending without objection.

HB 1817

The chair laid out HB 1817.

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain HB 1817.

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

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on HB 1817.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1817 was left pending without objection.

HB 1718

The chair laid out HB 1718.

The chair explained HB 1718.

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

The chair closed on HB 1718.

HB 1718 was left pending without objection.

At 4:23 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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Corey Howell, Clerk