The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         March 29, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:09 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                    Betty; Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover; Davis, John;  
                    Edwards; Gattis; Haggerty; Hopson; King, Tracy;  
                    Martinez; Menendez; Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt;  
                    Turner (20). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Dukes; Guillen; Hamric; Hegar; Hope;  
                    Isett; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Pena (9). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         SB 1 and HB 10 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1. 
          
         Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 10. 
          
         Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized the Legislative Budget Board staff to  
         explain the measures. 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)  (Representative Guillen  
         now present.)  (Representative Pena now present.)   
         (Representative Dukes now present.)  (Representative Hegar now  
         present.)  (Representative Isett now present.) 
          
         Representative Pitts moved that SB 1, 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 Pitts; Luna; Berman; Branch;  
                         Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover;  
 
                                         Davis, John; Dukes; Edwards; Gattis; Guillen;  
                          Haggerty; Hegar; Hope; Hopson; Isett; King,  
                         Tracy; Kolkhorst; Martinez; Menendez; Pena;  
                         Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt; Turner (27). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; McClendon  (2). 
          
         Representative Pitts moved that HB 10, 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 Pitts; Luna; Berman; Branch;  
                         Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover;  
                         Davis, John; Dukes; Edwards; Gattis; Guillen;  
                         Haggerty; Hegar; Hope; Hopson; Isett; King,  
                         Tracy; Kolkhorst; Martinez; Menendez; Pena;  
                         Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt; Turner (27). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; McClendon  (2). 
          
         At 9:04 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
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         Cristina Self, Clerk