The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

March 15, 2011

1:30 p.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 15, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 3:12 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; Margo; Martinez, "Mando"; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Villarreal; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

(Representative Eiland now present.)

(Representative Giddings now present.)

(Representative Torres now present.)

HB4 & HB 275

The chair laid out HB 4 as pending business.

The chair also laid out the substitute to HB 4.

The chair laid out HB 275 as pending business.

The chair also laid out the substitute to HB 275.

The chair explained the measures.

Representative Aycock moved that the committee substitute to HB 4 be adopted.

Representative Turner objected.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; Martinez, "Mando"; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (27).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

Representative Aycock moved that HB 4, 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; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Gooden; King, Susan; Margo; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (18).

Nays: Representatives Turner; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Hochberg; Johnson; Martinez, "Mando"; McClendon; Villarreal (9).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

Representative Aycock moved that the committee substitute to HB 275 be adopted. The motion was adopted without objection.

Representative Aycock moved that HB 275, 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; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; Martinez, "Mando"; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (27).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

At 4:25 p.m., on the motion of Representative Pitts and without objection, the meeting was adjourned.

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

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Jonathon Storms, Clerk