The House Committee on Appropriations

80th Legislature

March 21, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an announcement from the House floor on March 20, 2007, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Chisum, at 8:23 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

Absent:              Representatives Dukes; Isett, Carl; McReynolds; Menendez (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1

 

The chair laid out HB 1.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative McReynolds now present.)  (Representative Isett, Carl now present.)

 

Representative Branch 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 Chisum; Guillen; Branch; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Chavez; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; England; Gattis; Harper-Brown; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Jackson, Jim; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; McClendon; McReynolds; Otto; Riddle; Taylor; Van Arsdale; Zerwas (24).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Allen, Alma; Noriega, Rick (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Turner  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dukes; Menendez  (2).

 

At 9:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes after adjournment of the House on March 21, 2007.

 

The committee reconvened at 7:20 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; Chavez; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; Dukes; England; Hopson; Jackson, Jim; Lucio III; McClendon; Noriega, Rick; Otto; Riddle; Taylor; Zerwas (20).

 

Absent:              Representatives Branch; Gattis; Harper-Brown; Isett, Carl; Kolkhorst; McReynolds; Menendez; Turner; Van Arsdale (9).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)  (Representative Menendez now present.)

 

HB 15

 

The chair laid out HB 15.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative McReynolds now present.)  (Representative Isett, Carl now present.)

 

(Representative Gattis now present.)  (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)

 

(Representative Turner now present.)

 

Representative Dukes moved that HB 15, 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 Chisum; Guillen; Allen, Alma; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Chavez; Crownover; Darby; Davis, John; Dukes; England; Gattis; Harper-Brown; Hopson; Isett, Carl; Jackson, Jim; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Noriega, Rick; Otto; Riddle; Taylor; Turner; Zerwas (27).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Branch; Van Arsdale  (2).

 

At 7:52 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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Paul Kamprath, Clerk