Chair
State Representative (D)
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
House Committee
Vice Chair
State Representative (D)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 194 | Other Resolutions State Agencies |
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Gold Star Mothers. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 215 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Senior Issues |
Relating to waiving the fee for a fishing license for residents of this state who are at least 65 years of age. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 302 | Commerce Other State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a certificate program to promote travel to and throughout this state; authorizing fees. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 118 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Military |
Relating to a fee waiver for a combination resident hunting and fishing license for certain military personnel. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 323 | Environmental Labor and Employment Legal Issues Social Issues Transportation |
Relating to tort liability arising from a volunteer's operation of a Parks and Wildlife Department motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 369 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating May 24 as Lung Cancer Awareness Day. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 508 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Environmental Military |
Relating to an exemption for certain law enforcement and military personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter education program; authorizing a fee. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 504 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 584 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 659 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 821 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Family and Children Issues Other |
Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 801 | Environmental Insurance Legal Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to planning for the use of and liability resulting from prescribed burns by the Parks and Wildlife Department. | 02/23/2015 |
| HJR 61 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. | 02/26/2015 |
| HCR 62 | Resolutions |
Designating Nocona as the official Classic Car Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 35 | Resolutions |
Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 965 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues |
Relating to the classification of exotic and nongame animals. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 988 | Environmental Other |
Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a visitors center at Hueco Tanks State Park in El Paso County. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 64 | Resolutions |
Designating Llano as the official Deer Capital of Texas. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 42 | Resolutions |
Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 39 | Resolutions |
Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1189 | Agriculture and Food Environmental |
Relating to the management of commercial oyster boats in this state; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1242 | Other Resolutions State Agencies |
Relating to replacing "Confederate Heroes Day" with "Civil War Remembrance Day" as a state holiday. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1229 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Military |
Relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for United States veterans. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1147 | Crime Health Public Services Recreation Transportation |
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. | 03/04/2015 |
| HCR 52 | Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historical grounds. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1466 | Environmental Recreation Transportation |
Relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1584 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Military Other Public Services |
Relating to a voluntary donation to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a hunting or fishing license. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1579 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime |
Relating to the sale and purchase of shark fins or products derived from shark fins; creating a criminal offense. | 03/09/2015 |
| HR 937 | Resolutions |
Encouraging safe boating practices and paying tribute to the life of Kali Gorzell of San Antonio. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1925 | Agriculture and Food Environmental Executive Branch Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1919 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1979 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a bag limit exemption for certain participants in certain fishing tournaments in Chambers, Jefferson, Galveston, Hardin, Newton, and Orange Counties; authorizing a fee. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2206 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of the oversight of the Texas State Cemetery to the State Preservation Board and to the creation of the State Cemetery preservation trust fund. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2471 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues |
Relating to the period during which breeder deer may be transferred for release. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2332 | Arts and Humanities State Agencies |
Relating to the naming by the Texas Historical Commission of certain areas without historical value that are on historic sites. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3266 | Other Recreation Transportation |
Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3272 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental |
Relating to the identification of breeder deer. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3243 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues |
Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3390 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Housing and Property |
Relating to a written agreement concerning a projectile discharged from a firearm that travels across a property line; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3335 | Agriculture and Food Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Commerce Environmental |
Relating to the regulation of oyster resources. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2968 | Arts and Humanities Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the preservation of the Alamo complex and surrounding area and to the Alamo Preservation Advisory Board. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2178 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Education Environmental Health Labor and Employment Military Other |
Relating to waiving a Parks and Wildlife Department fee for certain veterans and other military personnel taking the hunter education course. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3271 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a deer management program commission. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3481 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Senior Issues |
Relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain residents. | 03/18/2015 |
| HCR 78 | Resolutions |
Designating "the Lone Star State" as the official nickname of Texas. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 77 | Resolutions |
Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 75 | Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Encouraging the State Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of Texas music history as a permanent and integral program within the Bullock Museum. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 68 | Resolutions |
Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 65 | Resolutions |
Designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3649 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to a lifetime hunting license for certain nonresidents; authorizing a fee. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 76 | Resolutions |
Designating Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 69 | Resolutions |
Designating the city of Jasper as the official Butterfly Capital of Texas. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3558 | Arts and Humanities Other Public Services |
Relating to display of the Texas flag on municipal historical monuments on municipal property. | 03/20/2015 |
| HCR 81 | Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building. | 03/23/2015 |
| HR 1443 | Legislative Affairs |
Endorsing the nomination of San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions as a World Heritage site. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4064 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues |
Relating to restrictions applicable to young hunters of white-tailed deer during a special open season. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3819 | Arts and Humanities State Agencies |
Relating to the appeal of certain determinations by the Texas Historical Commission regarding the content of historical markers. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3618 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to prohibiting camping and building fires in certain areas; creating a criminal offense. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3842 | Education Environmental |
Relating to an agreement to finance and build a conference center and other appropriate facilities in or near a state park. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3969 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain individuals. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3952 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to registration and regulation of dangerous wild animals; providing penalties, creating and affecting criminal offenses, and authorizing fees. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3829 | Crime Other Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of certain Texas Rangers for burial in the state cemetery. | 03/23/2015 |
| HCR 80 | Legislative Affairs Other Resolutions |
Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3968 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Health Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain disabled veterans. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3057 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Immigration Other State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a pilot program for the purpose of controlling certain predatory animals. | 03/24/2015 |
| HCR 93 | Resolutions |
Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas. | 04/02/2015 |
| HCR 94 | Legislative Affairs Resolutions |
Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails. | 04/02/2015 |
| HCR 95 | Resolutions |
In memory of Roy Houston Moore of Austin. | 04/02/2015 |
| HCR 105 | Resolutions |
Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas. | 04/13/2015 |
| HCR 106 | Resolutions |
Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism. | 04/13/2015 |
| HCR 104 | Resolutions |
Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature. | 04/13/2015 |
| SB 381 | Environmental Labor and Employment Legal Issues Social Issues Transportation |
Relating to tort liability arising from a volunteer's operation of a Parks and Wildlife Department motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 1522 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy. | 04/27/2015 |
| HCR 108 | Legislative Affairs Other |
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 1132 | Environmental Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to the protection and use of certain products, information, and technology of the Parks and Wildlife Department. | 04/30/2015 |
| SCR 33 | Designating September 8 as Major Jefferson Van Horne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 05/04/2015 | |
| SCR 31 | Resolutions |
Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas. | 05/04/2015 |
| SCR 22 | Resolutions |
Designating Quitaque as the official Bison Capital for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 05/04/2015 |
| SJR 22 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 987 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues |
Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1181 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Other |
Relating to an interim study concerning this state's noncommercial hunting and fishing license systems. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1978 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Other |
Relating to a voluntary contribution to help feed hungry Texans when a person applies for a hunting license. | 05/06/2015 |
| HCR 119 | Designating September as Valley Voter Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 05/08/2015 | |
| HCR 122 | Resolutions |
Designating the Texas Gulf shrimp as the Official State Crustacean of Texas. | 05/11/2015 |
| SCR 41 | Resolutions |
Designating Terry County as the official Grape Capital of Texas. | 05/11/2015 |
| SCR 38 | Resolutions |
Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 3025 | Resolutions |
Honoring Llano as the Deer Capital of Texas. | 05/21/2015 |
| HCR 130 | Designating May 26 as John Wayne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 05/22/2015 |
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