Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Meeting Video(s)

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Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 23rd, 2025 at 08:04 am

House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee

The meeting of the House Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism centered around the discussion of HB4568, aimed at enhancing the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program. Key witnesses including film industry representatives, local officials, and the Executive Director of the Texas Film Commission, Adriana Cruz, presented testimony supporting the bill's potential to boost economic growth and job creation in Texas. Notably, celebrity supporters, such as Matthew McConaughey, emphasized the importance of keeping film production within Texas, highlighting the economic benefits it brings to local communities and industries.

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas House Bill HB2703

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Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
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Texas House Bill HB3728

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
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Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of salinity requirements for bays and estuaries.
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Texas House Bill HB4543

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.
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Texas House Bill HB4568

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
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Texas House Bill HCR113

Designating El Paso as the official Boot Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HB5458

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules implemented by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department governing the management of chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.
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Texas House Bill HCR126

Designating Corrigan as the official Timber Products Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.