The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

83rd Legislature

April 24, 2013

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

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2013, and permission granted on April 24, 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 5:12 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3211

The chair laid out HB 3211 as pending business.

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 3211.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Smith moved that HB 3211, 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; Kuempel; Larson; Smith (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Aycock; Nevárez (3).

HB 3279

The chair laid out HB 3279.

Representative Larson offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain HB 3279.

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

(Representative Aycock now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on HB 3279.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3279 was left pending without objection.

SCR 13

The chair laid out SCR 13.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain SCR 13.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on SCR 13.

Representative Aycock moved that SCR 13, 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; Aycock; Larson; Smith (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Nevárez (3).

SCR 1

The chair laid out SCR 1.

The chair recognized Representative Fallon to explain SCR 1.

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

The chair recognized Representative Fallon to close on SCR 1.

SCR 1 was left pending without objection.

HCR 96

The chair laid out HCR 96.

The chair recognized Representative Button to explain HCR 96.

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

The chair recognized Representative Button to close on HCR 96.

Representative Smith moved that HCR 96, 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; Aycock; Larson; Smith (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Nevárez (3).

HCR 97

The chair laid out HCR 97.

The chair recognized Representative Button to explain HCR 97.

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

The chair recognized Representative Button to close on HCR 97.

HCR 97 was left pending without objection.

SCR 20

The chair laid out SCR 20.

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain SCR 20.

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

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to close on SCR 20.

SCR 20 was left pending without objection.

SCR 10

The chair laid out SCR 10.

The chair recognized Representative Larson to explain SCR 10.

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

The chair recognized Representative Larson to close on SCR 10.

SCR 10 was left pending without objection.

SB 111

The chair laid out SB 111.

Representative Larson offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained SB 111.

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

The chair closed on SB 111.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 111 was left pending without objection.

SCR 18

The chair laid out SCR 18.

The chair explained SCR 18.

The chair closed on SCR 18.

SCR 18 was left pending without objection.

SCR 28

The chair laid out SCR 28.

The chair explained SCR 28.

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

The chair closed on SCR 28.

Representative Larson moved that SCR 28, 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; Aycock; Larson; Smith (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Kuempel; Nevárez (3).

At 6:19 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