House Committee on Appropriations
75th Legislature
January 29, 1997
8:07 am
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on January
28, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations met jointly with
House Committees on Corrections, Criminal Jurisprudence and
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at
8:07 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Averitt; Coleman; Cuellar;
Eiland; Heflin; Hochberg; Kubiak; Raymond; Swinford;
Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George
"Buddy" (14).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Davis; Finnell; Gallego;
Glaze; Greenburg; Haggerty; Hernandez; Hinojosa;
Moreno; Mowery; Pitts; Price (13).
A quorum was present.
The House Committees on Corrections, Criminal Jurisprudence and
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues were called to order and took
roll.
Governor's Budget Proposal
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representatives Gallego and Greenburg now present.)
(Representatives Delisi, Glaze and Hernandez now present.)
(Representatives Haggerty, Hinojosa, Moreno and Mowery now
present.)
Representative Junell moved to stand at ease for 5 minutes.
The House Committee On Appropriations was reconvened.
Budget Overview by Criminal Justice Policy Council
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting
was recessed until January 29, 1997 at 10:00 am or upon
adjournment.
The Committee on Appropriations reconvened at 11:14 am and was
called to order.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar;
Davis; Eiland; Glaze; Greenburg; Heflin; Hernandez;
Kubiak; Moreno; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Turner,
Sylvester; West, George "Buddy" (17).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Finnell; Gallego; Haggerty;
Hinojosa; Hochberg; Mowery; Raymond; Swinford; Walker.
(10).
A quorum was present.
Budget Overview on Criminal Justice Policy Council (cont.)
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representatives Finnell and Haggerty now present.)
On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting
was recessed until January 29, 1997 at 1:30 pm.
The House Committee on Appropriations reconvened and was called
to order at 1:30 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Coleman; Cuellar; Eiland;
Glaze; Greenburg; Hinojosa; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery;
Price; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West,
George "Buddy" (15).
Absent: Representative Delisi; Averitt; Davis; Finnell;
Gallego; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Pitts;
Raymond; Tillery (12).
A quorum was present.
Budget Overview by Criminal Justice Policy Council (cont.)
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representative Gallego now present.)
(Chairman Allen Place now in chair.)
(Representative Delisi now present)
(Chairman Junell now in chair.)
Budget Overview on Criminal Justice
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representatives Averitt, Davis and Finnell now present)
(Representatives Haggerty and Heflin now present.)
Budget Overview on Texas Youth Commission
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representatives Hernandez, Hochberg, and Pitts now present.)
Budget Overview on Juvenile Probation Commission
Testimony was taken. See attached witness list.
(Representatives Raymond and Tillery now present.)
Chairman Junell moved that the work of the joint committees was
complete and the House
Committee on Appropriations stand at ease.
The Committee reconvened.
Representative Kubiak moved that the committee adopt the
Committee Rules. There being no objection, the rules were
adopted.
The standing subcommittees were named.
On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting
was adjourned.
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