The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         June 29, 2005 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on June 28,  
         2005, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Pitts, at 10:11 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Brown, Betty;  
                    Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover; Davis, John; Gattis;  
                    Guillen; Haggerty; Hamric; Hegar; Hope; Hopson;  
                    Isett; King, Tracy; Kolkhorst; Martinez; McClendon;  
                    Pena; Pickett; Truitt; Turner (24). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Branch; Dukes; Edwards; Menendez;  
                    Smith, Todd (5). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 and explained the measure. 
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute for HB 1 and  
         explained the substitute. 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         Representative Chisum moved that the committee substitute for HB  
         1 be adopted.  The committee substitute was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 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; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                         Betty; Brown, Fred; Chisum; Crownover; Davis,  
                         John; Dukes; Gattis; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamric;  
                         Hegar; Hope; Hopson; Isett; Kolkhorst; Martinez;  
                         McClendon; Pena; Pickett; Smith, Todd; Truitt;  
                         Turner (25). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
 
          Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Luna; Edwards; King, Tracy;  
                         Menendez  (4). 
          
         At 10:51 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Caasi Lamb, Clerk 
          
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