HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Culture, Recreation & Tourism 

TIME & DATE:  1:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Monday, April 12, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Ken King 

 

HB 1984        Vasut | et al.
Relating to the duration of a special open hunting season restricted to persons under 17 years old.

HB 2238        Krause                                                
Relating to notice prohibiting hunting on or over certain submerged land.

HB 2417        Gervin-Hawkins                                         
Relating to incentives for the moving image industry in this state.

HB 2724        Krause                                                
Relating to the removal and disposal of abandoned fishing devices and the seizure and disposition of unlawful fishing devices.

HB 2978        Hull | et al.                                         
Relating to required agreement provisions and eligibility of certain games and events for funding administered by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.

HB 3481        Rose                                                  
Relating to designating December 1 as Rosa Parks Day.

HB 3522        Hunter                                                
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

HB 3584        Murr                                                  
Relating to monuments, markers, and medallions controlled by the Texas Historical Commission.

HB 3710        Ordaz Perez                                           
Relating to a prohibition on public contact with certain animals; imposing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4202        Rose                                                  
Relating to access by an institution of higher education to the TexShare library consortium.

HB 4204        Guillen                                               
Relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon Lake.

HB 4436        Cyrier                                                
Relating to the operation of aircraft in or on protected freshwater areas.

HB 4499        Zwiener                                               
Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a regional connected trails program.

HB 4554        Cain | et al.                                         
Relating to the designation of Dr Pepper as the state soft drink.

HCR 15         Leman                                                 
Recognizing the 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the official handgun of the State of Texas.

HCR 23         Murr                                                  
Designating Llano as the official Barrel Racing Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 24         Darby                                                 
Designating San Angelo as the official Visual Arts Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 32         Reynolds                                              
Designating Missouri City as the official Hip-Hop Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 33         Morales, Eddie                                         
Designating Fort Davis as the official Highest Town in Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 40         Thierry                                               
Designating August 21 as Texas Senior Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 46         Hunter                                                
Designating April as Beach Safety and Rip Current Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 50         Kuempel                                               
Designating November as Texas Wildlife and Conservation Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 55         Moody                                                 
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex honoring victims of mass shootings.

HCR 61         Leman                                                 
Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas.

HCR 62         Hunter | et al.                                        
Designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 67         Schofield | et al.                                     
Designating April 6 as Tejano Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

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