The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

April 21, 2011

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:06 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1879

The chair laid out HB 1879.

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain HB 1879.

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the committee substitute.

(Representative Eiland now present.)

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

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

(Representative McClendon now present.)

(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on HB 1879.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1879 was left pending without objection.

HB 1188

The chair laid out HB 1188.

The chair recognized Representative Aliseda to explain HB 1188.

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

(Representative Giddings now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Aliseda to close on HB 1188.

HB 1188 was left pending without objection.

HB 2020

The chair laid out HB 2020.

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain HB 2020.

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

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

HB 2020 was left pending without objection.

At 8:59 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