The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         February 1, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 27, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:04 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                    Betty; Brown, Fred; Edwards; Gattis; Haggerty;  
                    Hamric; Hegar; Hope; Hopson; Isett; King, Tracy;  
                    Kolkhorst; Martinez; Menendez; Pena; Pickett; Turner  
                    (21). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Chisum; Crownover; Davis, John;  
                    Dukes; Guillen; McClendon; Smith, Todd; Truitt (8). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Chisum now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)   
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Guillen now present.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  
          
         (Representative Davis, John now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
          (Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)   
          
         At 9:50 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February 2, 2005. 
          
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         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
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         Cristina Self, Clerk 
          
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