House Committee on Appropriations
75th Legislature
May 8, 1997
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 2, 1997, the House
Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at
8:06 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Coleman;
Glaze; Haggerty; Heflin; Hinojosa; Hochberg; Kubiak;
Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford; Walker; West,
George "Buddy" (16).
Absent: Representatives Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Finnell;
Gallego; Greenberg; Hernandez; Moreno; Mowery;
Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; (11).
A quorum was present.
SB 874
The chair laid out SB 874.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measure.
(Representative Tillery now present.)
Representative Kubiak moved that SB 874, be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Haggerty; Heflin; Hinojosa; Hochberg;
Kubiak; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford;
Tillery; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (16).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cuellar; Davis; Eiland;
Finnell; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg; Hernandez;
Moreno; Mowery; Turner, Sylvester (11).
SB 1612
The chair laid out SB 1612.
Representative Junell to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representatives Cuellar and Gallego now present.)
(Representative Finnell now present.)
(Representative Davis now present.)
Representative Kubiak moved that SB 1612 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Cuellar; Davis; Finnell; Gallego;
Glaze; Haggerty; Heflin; Hochberg; Kubiak;
Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery;
Walker; West, George "Buddy" (20).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Greenberg; Hernandez;
Hinojosa; Moreno; Mowery; Turner, Sylvester
(7).
SB 987 and SJR 33
The chair laid out SB 987 and SJR 33.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measures.
Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute
for SB 987.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Greenberg now present.)
Representative Delisi moved that SB 987, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg;
Haggerty; Heflin; Hochberg; Kubiak; Pitts;
Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Walker;
West, George "Buddy" (19).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cuellar; Davis; Eiland;
Hernandez; Hinojosa; Moreno; Mowery; Turner,
Sylvester (8).
Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute
for SJR 33.
Testimony was taken.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that SJR 33, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Cuellar; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze;
Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin; Hochberg; Kubiak;
Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery;
Walker; West, George "Buddy" (20).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis; Eiland; Hernandez;
Hinojosa; Moreno; Mowery; Turner, Sylvester
(7).
HB 2948
The chair recalled HB 2948 from subcommittee.
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the
measure.
Representative Haggerty offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Haggerty moved that HB 2948, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Cuellar; Finnell; Gallego; Greenberg;
Haggerty; Heflin; Hinojosa; Hochberg; Kubiak;
Pitts; Price; Swinford; Tillery; Walker; West,
George "Buddy" (19).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis; Eiland; Glaze;
Hernandez; Moreno; Mowery; Raymond; Turner,
Sylvester (8).
SB 1107
The chair laid out SB 1107.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the
measure.
Representative Greenberg offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Eiland now present.)
At 9:25 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Robert Junell, Chair
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Janis Carter, Clerk