The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

87th Legislature

June 7, 2022

10:00 a.m.

E2.012

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 17, 2022, the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative John Kuempel, at 10:02 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kuempel; Geren; Goldman; Guillen; Harrison; Hernandez; Huberty; and Lujan.

A quorum was present.

The committee considered invited testimony only on interim charge #2:

Explore opportunities to strengthen and enforce laws to reduce illegal gaming and the proliferation of unlawful game rooms. Identify how cash-paying game rooms utilizing machines commonly known as “8-liners” have been allowed to proliferate and how the comptroller or other state agencies can assist law enforcement with ongoing investigations.

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

(Representative Hernandez in chair.)

Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Kuempel in chair.)

Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.)

At 12:37 p.m., on the motion of Representative Huberty and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Kuempel, John, Acting Chair

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Milda Mora, Clerk