The House Committee on Appropriations

80th Legislature

January 31, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an announcement made from the floor on January 30, 2007, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Chisum, at 8:17 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Chisum; Guillen; Allen, Alma; Branch; Brown, Fred; Chavez; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; Dukes; Harper-Brown; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Jackson, Jim; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; McClendon; McReynolds; Noriega, Rick; Otto; Riddle; Taylor; Turner; Van Arsdale; Zerwas (25).

 

Absent:              Representatives Brown, Betty; England; Gattis; Menendez (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gattis now present.)  (Representative Brown, Betty now present.)

(Representative England now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes after adjournment.

 

The committee reconvened at 12:25 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Chisum. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Chisum; Guillen; Allen, Alma; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; Dukes; England; Harper-Brown; Jackson, Jim; Lucio III; McReynolds; Menendez; Riddle; Turner; Zerwas (18).

 

Absent:              Representatives Branch; Chavez; Gattis; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Noriega, Rick; Otto; Taylor; Van Arsdale (11).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)  (Representative Branch now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Otto now present.)  (Representative Noriega, Rick now present.)  (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)  (Representative McClendon now present.)  (Representative Chavez now present.)  (Representative Van Arsdale now present.)  (Representative Hopson now present.)  (Representative Isett, Carl now present.)

(Representative Gattis now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 8:02 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February 1, 2007.

 

 

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Rep. Chisum, Chair

 

 

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Gerardo Interiano, Clerk