The House
Committee on Appropriations
82nd Legislature
April 18, 2011
12:00 p.m.
Agricultural Museum, 1W.14
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2011, the
House Committee on Appropriations met in a formal meeting and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 12:05 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby;
Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon;
Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal;
and Zerwas.
A quorum was present.
HB 3640
The chair laid out HB 3640.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Otto moved to adopt the committee
substitute. The motion was adopted without objection.
The chair explained the committee substitute to HB
3640.
(Representative Riddle now present.)
Representative Riddle moved that HB 3640, 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; Eiland; Giddings;
Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto;
Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (24).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dukes;
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (3).
HB 3790
The chair laid out HB 3790.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Turner moved to adopt the committee
substitute. The motion was adopted
without objection.
The chair explained the committee substitute to HB
3790.
(Representative Dukes now present.)
Representative Zerwas moved that HB 3790, 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; McClendon; Miller,
Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal;
Zerwas (25).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
HB 3639
The
chair laid out HB 3639.
The
chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative
Darby moved to adopt the committee substitute.
The motion was adopted
without
objection.
The
chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3639.
Representative Darby moved that HB 3639, 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; Eiland; Giddings;
Gooden; Hochberg; King, Susan; Margo; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane;
Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (21).
Nays: Representatives
Dukes; Johnson; McClendon; Villarreal (4).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
HB 3665
The
chair laid out HB 3665.
Representative
Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The
committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative
Otto offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The
amendment was adopted without objection.
The
chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee
substitute.
Representative
Otto moved to adopt the committee substitute.
The motion was adopted without
objection.
Representative
Otto explained the committee substitute to HB 3665.
Representative Otto moved that HB 3665, 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; McClendon; Miller,
Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal;
Zerwas (25).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
HB 3648
The
chair laid out HB 3648.
Representative Otto moved that HB 3648, 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; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland;
Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller,
Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal;
Zerwas (25).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
HB 3649
The
chair laid out HB 3649.
Representative
Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative
Otto moved to adopt the committee substitute.
The motion was adopted without
objection.
The
chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3649.
Representative Otto moved that HB 3649, 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; Eiland; Gooden; King, Susan;
Margo; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas
(17).
Nays: Representatives
Dukes; Johnson; McClendon; Riddle; Villarreal (5).
Present,
Not Voting: Representatives Turner;
Giddings; Hochberg (3).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
HB 3418
The
chair laid out HB 3418.
Representative
Darby offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative
Darby moved to adopt the committee substitute. The motion was adopted without
objection.
The
chair explained the substitute to HB 3418.
Representative Darby moved that HB 3418, 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; McClendon; Miller,
Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal;
Zerwas (25).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).
At 12:42 p.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