The House Committee on Appropriations 
         77th Legislature 
         January 23, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 18, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Junell, at 8:00  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Farrar;  
                   Flores; Giddings; Hamric; Heflin; Janek; King, Tracy;  
                   Maxey; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett;  
                   Pitts; Puente; Turner, Sylvester (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Allen; Coleman; Delisi; Eiland;  
                   Gallego; Glaze; Gutierrez; Hochberg; Luna, Vilma;  
                   Smith (10). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez now present.)(Representative Allen now  
         present.)(Representative Hochberg now present.)(Representative  
         Smith now present.)(Representative Eiland now  
         present.)(Representative Glaze now present.)(Representative  
         Delisi now present.)(Representative Luna, Vilma now  
         present.)(Representative Coleman now present.)(Representative  
         Gallego now present.) 
          
         (Speaker Laney now present.)(Representative Farabee now  
         present.)(Representative Hodge now present.) 
          
         At 9:47 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until Adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:35 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy"; Allen;  
                   Delisi; Farrar; Giddings; Glaze; Gutierrez; Hamric;  
                   Heflin; Luna, Vilma; Maxey; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts;  
                   Puente; Smith; Turner, Sylvester (18). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Flores; Gallego;  
                   Hochberg; Janek; King, Tracy; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul  
                   (9). 
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
  
         (Representative Janek now present.)(Representative Coleman now  
         present.)(Representative McReynolds now present.)(Representative  
         Flores now present.)(Representative Eiland now  
         present.)(Representative King, Tracy now  
         present.)(Representative Moreno, Paul now  
         present.)(Representative Gallego now present.)(Representative  
         Hochberg now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hodge now present.)(Representative Farabee now  
         present.)(Representative Rangel now present.)(Representative  
         Morrison now present.) 
         (Senator Ellis now present.) 
          
         (Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Junell in chair.) 
          
         At 6:38 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., January 24, 2001. 
          
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         Rep. Junell, Chair 
          
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         Darshoel Willis, Clerk