The House Committee on Appropriations

81st Legislature

March 11, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 6, 2009, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:12 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Button; Cohen; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Driver; Edwards; Eiland; Giddings; Herrero; Hochberg; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Riddle; Zerwas (21).

 

Absent:              Representatives Chavez; Dukes; Flores; Isett; King, Susan; Villarreal (6).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 6

 

The chair laid out HB 6.

 

Representative Morrison offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Isett now present.)

 

At 9:51 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:30 p.m., March 11, 2009.

 

The committee reconvened at 1:41 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Brown, Fred; Button; Cohen; Creighton; Darby; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eiland; Hochberg; King, Susan; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Zerwas (17).

 

Absent:              Representatives Aycock; Chavez; Crownover; Flores; Giddings; Herrero; Isett; Morrison; Riddle; Villarreal (10).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Crownover now present.)

 

(Representative Flores now present.) (Representative Giddings now present.) (Representative Riddle now present.)

 

(Representative Morrison now present.)

 

(Representative Chavez now present.)

 

(Representative Aycock now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:21 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m. on March 12, 2009.

 

 

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

 

 

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Courtney Reid, Clerk