The House Committee on Appropriations

81st Legislature

April 28, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2009, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 27, 2009 to allow the committee to consider HB 4325, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:15 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Button; Chavez; Cohen; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Flores; Giddings; Hochberg; Isett; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto (17).

 

Absent:              Representatives Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eiland; Herrero; King, Susan; McClendon; Riddle; Villarreal; Zerwas (10).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 872

 

The chair laid out SB 872.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Raymond moved that SB 872, without amendments, 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 Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Button; Chavez; Cohen; Creighton; Darby; Flores; Giddings; Hochberg; Isett; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto (16).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Crownover; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eiland; Herrero; King, Susan; McClendon; Riddle; Villarreal; Zerwas  (11).

 

(Representative Herrero now present.)

 

(Representative McClendon now present.)

 

HJR 37

 

The chair laid out HJR 37.

 

Representative Flores laid out a complete committee substitute to HJR 37.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Eiland now present.)

 

Representative Raymond moved that HJR 37, 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 Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Button; Chavez; Cohen; Creighton; Darby; Eiland; Flores; Giddings; Herrero; Hochberg; Isett; Miller, Doug; Morrison (17).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Crownover; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; King, Susan; McClendon; Otto; Riddle; Villarreal; Zerwas  (10).

 

HB 4583

 

The chair laid out HB 4583.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

(Representative Edwards now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4325

 

The chair laid out HB 4325.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the measure.

 

The chair laid out a complete committee substitute to HB 4325.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:29 a.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. Pitts, Chair

 

 

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Courtney Reid, Clerk