The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

84th Legislature

March 17, 2015

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

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 2015, revised on March 12, 2015, and permission granted on March 17, 2015, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; and Smith.

A quorum was present.

HB 801

The chair laid out HB 801 as pending business.

Representative Larson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 801, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dukes (1).

HB 323

The chair laid out HB 323 as pending business.

Representative Márquez moved that HB 323, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dukes (1).

HB 1189

The chair laid out HB 1189 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that HB 1189, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dukes (1).

HB 194

The chair laid out HB 194.

The chair recognized Representative Price to explain HB 194.

The chair recognized Representative Price to close on HB 194.

Representative Márquez moved that HB 194, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dukes (1).

HCR 52

The chair laid out HCR 52.

The chair explained HCR 52.

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

The chair closed on HCR 52.

Representative Márquez moved that HCR 52, 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; Frullo; Larson; Márquez; Murr; Smith (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dukes (1).

HR 937

The chair laid out HR 937.

The chair recognized Representative Larson to explain HR 937.

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

The chair recognized Representative Larson to close on HR 937.

Representative Frullo moved that HR 937, 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; Frullo; Larson; Murr; Smith (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Márquez (2).

HB 1579

The chair laid out HB 1579.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 1579.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 1579.

HB 1579 was left pending without objection.

At 3:49 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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Rebecca Donachie, Clerk