The House Committee on Appropriations 78th Legislature April 8, 2003 8:00 a.m. Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2003, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 8:09 a.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Ellis; Hope; Hupp; Isett; Pickett; Pitts; Solis; Stick; Truitt (16). Absent: Representatives Luna; Branch; Dukes; Eiland; Gutierrez; Hamric; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez; Raymond; Turner; Wohlgemuth (13). A quorum was present. (Representative McClendon now present.)(Representative Menendez now present.) HB 7 The chair laid out HB 7. Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)(Representative Eiland now present.)(Representative Luna now present.)(Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.)(Representative Branch now present.) The committee substitute was left pending without objection. (Representative Wohlgemuth now present.) CSHB 2292 The chair laid out CSHB 2292 as pending business. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair laid out amendment 1 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the amendment. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 1 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth moved to adopt committee amendment 1. The amendment was adopted by the following record vote: Ayes: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Eiland; Hope; Jones, Elizabeth; McClendon; Pitts; Solis; Stick; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (17). Nays: Representatives Luna; Pickett (2). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Dukes; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hupp; Isett; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Raymond; Turner (10). The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 2 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 2 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 3 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 3 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 4 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 4 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 5 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 5 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The committee substitute to HB 2292 and adopted amendments were left pending without objection. At 9:17 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House, April 8, 2003. The committee reconvened at 5:58 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Dukes; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hupp; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez; Pickett; Pitts; Wohlgemuth (17). Absent: Representatives Luna; Brown, Betty; Eiland; Hamric; Hope; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Raymond; Solis; Stick; Truitt; Turner (12). A quorum was present. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) HB 3175 The chair laid out HB 3175 and amendment 1 as pending business. The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the measure. Representative Pitts moved to adopt amendment 1. The amendment was adopted without objection. (Representative Hope now present.)(Representative Hamric now present.)(Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.)(Representative Truitt now present.) Representative Pitts moved that HB 3175, as amended, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote: Ayes: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Dukes; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez; Pickett; Pitts; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (20). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Luna; Brown, Betty; Eiland; Ellis; Isett; Raymond; Solis; Stick; Turner (9). CSHB 7 The chair laid out CSHB 7 as pending business. (Representative Stick now present.)(Representative Raymond now present.)(Representative Turner now present.) Representative Heflin moved that HB 7, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Dukes; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez; Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Truitt; Turner; Wohlgemuth (21). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Luna; Brown, Betty; Eiland; Ellis; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Solis; Stick (8). CSHB 2292 The chair laid out CSHB 2292 as pending business. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 5 to the committee substitute as pending business. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 5 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 6 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 6 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 7 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 7 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 amendment 8 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 8 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 9 to the committee substitute. (Representative Luna now present.) Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 9 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 10 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 10 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 11 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 11 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 12 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 12 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out an amendment 13 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 13 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 14 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 14 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 15 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 15 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 16 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 16 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 17 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 17 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 18 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 18 to the committee substitute. (Representative Hamric in chair.) The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 19 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 19 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 20 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 20 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 21 to the committee substitute. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 21 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 22 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 22 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 23 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 23 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 24 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 24 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 25 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 25 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. (Representative Brown, Betty now present.) The Chair laid out committee amendment 22 as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth and Representative Dukes to explain the amendment. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 26 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 26 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 27 to the committee substitute. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 27 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 28 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 28 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 29 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 29 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 30 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 30 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 31 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 31 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 32 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 32 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 33 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 33 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 34 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 34 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out amendment 35 to the committee substitute. Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 35 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Truitt to lay out amendment 36 to the committee substitute. Representative Truitt offered amendment 36 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Truitt to lay out amendment 37 to the committee substitute. Representative Truitt offered amendment 37 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Truitt to lay out amendment 38 to the committee substitute. Representative Truitt offered amendment 38 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Truitt to lay out amendment 39 to the committee substitute. Representative Truitt offered amendment 39 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Truitt to lay out amendment 40 to the committee substitute. Representative Truitt offered amendment 40 to the committee substitute. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 41 by Solis to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Menendez to lay out amendment 42 to the committee substitute. Representative Menendez offered amendment 42 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Menendez to lay out amendment 43 to the committee substitute. Representative Menendez offered amendment 43 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Davis to lay out amendment 44 to the committee substitute. Representative Davis offered amendment 44 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Davis to lay out amendment 45 to the committee substitute. Representative Davis offered amendment 45 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Davis to lay out amendment 46 to the committee substitute. Representative Davis offered amendment 46 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Davis to lay out amendment 47 to the committee substitute. Representative Davis offered amendment 47 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 The Chair recognized Representative Davis to lay out amendment 48 to the committee substitute. Representative Davis offered amendment 48 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Deshotel to lay out amendment 49 to the committee substitute. Representative Deshotel offered amendment 49 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Deshotel to lay out amendment 50 to the committee substitute. Representative Deshotel offered amendment 50 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Dukes to lay out amendment 51 to the committee substitute. Representative Dukes offered amendment 51 to the committee substitute. The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Dukes to lay out amendment 52 to the committee substitute. Representative Dukes offered amendment 52 to the committee substitute. (Representative Heflin in chair.) The amendment was left pending without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Dukes to lay out amendment 53 to the committee substitute. Representative Dukes offered amendment 53 to the committee substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair recognized Representative Dukes to lay out amendment 54 to the committee substitute. Representative Dukes offered amendment 54 to the committee House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 substitute and moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 18 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 18 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 19 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 19 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 20 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 20 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 21 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 21 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 22 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 22 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 23 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 23 to the House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 24 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 24 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 25 to the committee substitute as pending business. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 34 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 25 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 25 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 26 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 26 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 27 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 27 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 28 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 28 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 The Chair laid out amendment 29 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 29 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 30 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 30 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 31 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 31 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 32 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved to withdraw amendment 32 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 35 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 32 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 32 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 33 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 33 to the committee substitute be adopted. The motion prevailed by the following record vote: House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 Ayes: Representatives Heflin; Branch; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst; Pitts; Stick; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (15). Nays: Representatives Luna; Dukes; Gutierrez; Menendez; Pickett (5). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Berman; Deshotel; Eiland; Ellis; Isett; McClendon; Raymond; Solis; Turner (9). The Chair laid out amendment 36 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Truitt for a motion. Representative Truitt moved to withdraw amendment 36. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 37 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 34 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Truitt for a motion. Representative Truitt moved that amendment 34 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 38 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 35 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Truitt for a motion. Representative Truitt moved that amendment 35 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 39 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 36 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Truitt for a motion. Representative Truitt moved that amendment 36 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 40 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 37 to the House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 committee substitute and recognized Representative Truitt for a motion. Representative Truitt moved that amendment 37 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 41 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 38 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 42 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 38 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Menendez for a motion. Representative Menendez moved to withdraw amendment 38 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 43 to the committee substitute as pending business and recognized Representative Menendez for a motion. Representative Menendez moved to withdraw amendment 43 to the committee substitute. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 44 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 38 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Davis for a motion. Representative Davis moved that amendment 38 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 45 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 39 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Davis for a motion. Representative Davis moved that amendment 39 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 46 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 40 to the House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 committee substitute and recognized Representative Davis for a motion. Representative Davis moved that amendment 40 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 47 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 41 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Davis for a motion. Representative Davis moved that amendment 41to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 48 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 42 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Davis for a motion. Representative Davis moved that amendment 42 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 49 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 43 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Wohlgemuth for a motion. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that amendment 43 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 50 to the committee substitute as pending business. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 51 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 44 to the committee substitute and recognized Representative Dukes for a motion. Representative Dukes moved that amendment 44 to the committee substitute be adopted. The amendment was adopted without objection. The Chair laid out amendment 52 to the committee substitute as pending business and renumbered it as amendment 45 to the House Committee on Appropriations 4/8/2003 committee substitute and recognized Representative Dukes for a motion. Representative Dukes moved that amendment 45 to the committee substitute be withdrawn. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The Chair laid out previously adopted amendment 53 to the committee substitute and moved to renumber it as amendment 45 to the committee substitute. Without objection, the motion was adopted. The Chair laid out previously adopted amendment 54 to the committee substitute and moved to renumber it as amendment 46 to the committee substitute. Without objection, the motion was adopted. The committee substitute to HB 2292 and adopted amendments were left pending without objection. At 11:09 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 6:00 p.m., April 9, 2003. ________________________ Rep. Heflin , Chair ________________________ Angela Pena, Clerk