The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         September 16, 2003 
         11:15 p.m. 
         Speaker's Committee Room 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the rules and an announcement from  
         the house floor on September 16, 2003, the House Committee on  
         Appropriations met in a formal meeting and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 11:20 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                   Betty; Davis, John; Deshotel; Ellis; Hamric; Hope;  
                   Hupp; Pickett; Pitts; Solis; Stick; Truitt; Wohlgemuth  
                   (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Brown, Fred; Crownover; Dukes; Eiland;  
                   Gutierrez; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst;  
                   McClendon; Menendez; Raymond; Turner (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 31 
          
         The chair laid out HB 31 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Representative Heflin moved that HB 31, 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; Luna; Berman;  
                             Branch; Brown, Betty; Davis, John; Deshotel;  
                             Ellis; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; McClendon;  
                             Pickett; Pitts; Solis; Stick; Truitt;  
                             Wohlgemuth (18).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Brown, Fred; Crownover; Dukes;  
                        Eiland; Gutierrez; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                        Kolkhorst; Menendez; Raymond; Turner  (11).  
  
         At 11:24 p.m., 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. Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Caasi Lamb, Clerk