The House
Committee on Appropriations
82nd Legislature
June 4, 2011
9:00 a.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on June 1, 2011, revised on June 3, 2011, and permission
granted to meet while the House is in session on June 2, 2011, the House
Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Pitts, at 9:32 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Pitts; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland;
Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Morrison; Otto;
Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; and Zerwas.
A quorum was present.
SB 1
The chair laid out SB 1.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
The committee heard from a resource witness from the
Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Aycock moved that SB 1, 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; Margo; Otto; Patrick,
Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (14).
Nays: Representatives
Eiland; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; McClendon (5).
Present,
Not Voting: Representative Morrison (1).
Absent: Representatives Turner;
Dukes; Giddings; Martinez, "Mando"; Miller, Doug; Riddle; Villarreal
(7).
SB 2
The
chair laid out SB 2.
The
chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The
committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Chisum moved that SB 2, 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; Hochberg;
Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane;
Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (20).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner;
Dukes; Giddings; Martinez, "Mando"; Miller, Doug; Riddle; Villarreal
(7).
SB 7
The
chair laid out SB 7.
Representative Zerwas offered a complete committee
substitute.
The
committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The
chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain SB 7.
Representative Patrick, Diane moved that SB 7,
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; Hochberg;
Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane;
Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (20).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner;
Dukes; Giddings; Martinez, "Mando"; Miller, Doug; Riddle; Villarreal
(7).
HB 46
The chair laid out HB 46.
The chair recognized Representative Crownover to
explain HB 46.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Crownover to
close on HB 46.
Representative Crownover moved that HB 46,
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; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Gooden; Hochberg;
Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane;
Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (19).
Nays: Representative
Schwertner (1).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner;
Dukes; Giddings; Martinez, "Mando"; Miller, Doug; Riddle; Villarreal
(7).
At 11:23
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