The House Committee on Appropriations

80th Legislature

February 1, 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 8:11 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Chisum; Guillen; Allen, Alma; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Chavez; Crownover; Davis, John; England; Harper-Brown; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Jackson, Jim; Lucio III; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Otto; Riddle; Turner; Zerwas (21).

 

Absent:              Representatives Branch; Darby; Dukes; Gattis; Kolkhorst; Noriega, Rick; Taylor; Van Arsdale (8).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)  (Representative Taylor now present.)

(Representative Noriega, Rick now present.)  (Representative Gattis now present.)

(Representative Branch now present.)  (Representative Dukes now present.)

 

(Representative Guillen in chair.)

 

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.

 

The committee reconvened at 12:37 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Chisum. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Chisum; Allen, Alma; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; Dukes; England; Gattis; Harper-Brown; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Jackson, Jim; Menendez; Noriega, Rick; Taylor (17).

 

Absent:              Representatives Guillen; Branch; Chavez; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; McClendon; McReynolds; Otto; Riddle; Turner; Van Arsdale; Zerwas (12).

 

A quorum was present.

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative McReynolds now present.)  (Representative Van Arsdale now present.)  (Representative Otto now present.)  (Representative Turner now present.)  (Representative Lucio III now present.)  (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 

 

(Representative Brown, Fred in chair.)

 

(Representative Zerwas now present.)  (Representative Guillen now present.)

 

(Representative Guillen in chair.)

 

(Representative Chisum in chair.)

 

(Representative Chavez now present.)

 

(Representative Guillen in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 5:23 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Chisum, Chair

 

 

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Gerardo Interiano, Clerk