The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

June 2, 2011

9:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a suspension of all necessary rules and permission granted to meet while the House is in session on June 1, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 9:16 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

(Representative Morrison now present.)

(Representative Crownover now present.)

(Representative McClendon now present.)

HB 2

The chair laid out HB 2.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee heard from a resource witness from the Legislative Budget

Board.

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

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2 was left pending without objection.

HB 1

The chair laid out HB 1.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the school finance provision in the committee substitute to HB 1.

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

(Representative Chisum in chair.)

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

The committee heard from a resource witness from the Legislative Budget Board.

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

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

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

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1 was left pending without objection.

At 2:59 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