House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on General  
         Government 
         76th Legislature 
         February 9, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 3, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on General Government met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,  
         Representative Talmadge Heflin at 8:05 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Flores; Luna, Vilma; Tillery  
                   (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Puente (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Puente now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:47 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the house. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:21 am and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Flores; Luna, Vilma; Puente;  
                   Tillery (5). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 12:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:45 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:50 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Heflin.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Flores; Puente; Tillery (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Luna, Vilma (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Luna, Vilma now present.)   
  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:45 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 am on February 10, 1999. 
          
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         Rep. Talmadge Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Cody Sutton, Clerk