The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

April 7, 2011

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 4, 2011, 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 initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Gooden; Hochberg; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

HB 3640

The chair laid out HB 3640.

HB 3640 was left pending without objection.

HB 3644

The chair laid out HB 3644.

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

HB 3644 was left pending without objection.

HB 1645

The chair laid out HB 1645.

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain HB 1645.

HB 1645 was left pending without objection.

HB 2720

The chair laid out HB 2720.

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

(Representative Giddings now present.)

HB 2720 was left pending without objection.

HB 2646, HJR 109

The chair laid out HB 2646 and HJR 109.

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain HB 2646 and HJR 109.

(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now present.)

HB 2646 and HJR 109 were left pending without objection.

The committee heard from a resource witness from the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts on the federal budget.

HB 3790, HB 3665, HB 3666, HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649, HB 3418, HB 3417, HB 3419

The chair laid out HB 3790, HB 3665, HB 3666, HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649, HB 3418,

HB 3417, and HB 3419.

The committee heard from resource witnesses from the Legislative Budget Board on the high cost natural gas tax rate reduction.

(Representative Dukes now present.)

(Representative Patrick, Diane now present.)

HB 3790, HB 3665, HB 3666, HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649, HB 3418, HB 3417, and HB 3419 were left pending without objection.

At 9:33 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned.

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

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Jonathon Storms, Clerk