The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         February 3, 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 8:07 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Brown, Betty;  
                    Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover; Davis, John; Edwards;  
                    Guillen; Hamric; Hegar; Hope; Hopson; Isett; King,  
                    Tracy; Kolkhorst; Martinez; McClendon; Pickett;  
                    Smith, Todd; Truitt; Turner (23). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Branch; Dukes; Gattis; Haggerty;  
                    Menendez; Pena (6). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Menendez now present.)  (Representative Pena now  
         present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:46 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes after adjournment of  
         the house.   
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:33 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Pitts. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Brown, Betty; Brown,  
                    Fred; Chisum; Crownover; Davis, John; Edwards;  
                    Haggerty; Hegar; Hope; Isett; McClendon; Pena;  
                    Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt; Turner (18). 
 
          Absent:    Representatives Berman; Branch; Dukes; Gattis;  
                    Guillen; Hamric; Hopson; King, Tracy; Kolkhorst;  
                    Martinez; Menendez (11). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Martinez now present.)  (Representative  
         Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Guillen now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Berman now present.)  (Representative Hopson now  
         present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Menendez now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gattis now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:29 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
 
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         House Committee on Appropriations 
         2/3/2005 
          
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Cristina Self, Clerk 
          
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