The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Criminal  
         Justice 
         79th Legislature 
         February 8, 2005 
         8:30 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 110 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 3, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Criminal Justice met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Turner, at 8:30 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Turner; Edwards; Haggerty; Hope (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Pena (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pena now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:50 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until one hour upon adjournment of the  
         house. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:44 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Turner. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Turner; Edwards; Pena (3). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Haggerty; Hope (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:10 p.m., on the motion of Representative Haggerty and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:30 a.m.,  
         February 9, 2005. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Turner, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Marshall Kenderdine, Clerk 
          
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