The House Committee on Appropriations

85th Legislature

March 29, 2017

3:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2017, revised 2 times on March 28, 2017, and permission granted on March 29, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Zerwas, at 3:04 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Zerwas; Longoria; Ashby; Capriglione; Cosper; Davis, Sarah; Dean; Giddings; Gonzales, Larry; González, Mary; Howard; Koop; Miller; Perez; Phelan; Raney; Roberts; Rodriguez, Justin; Rose; Sheffield; Simmons; VanDeaver; Walle; and Wu.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

(Representative Muñoz, Jr. now present.)

 

SB 1

 

The chair laid out SB 1, the companion to HB 1.

 

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

Representative Longoria 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 Zerwas; Longoria; Ashby; Capriglione; Cosper; Davis, Sarah; Dean; Dukes; Giddings; Gonzales, Larry; González, Mary; Howard; Koop; Miller; Muñoz, Jr.; Perez; Phelan; Raney; Roberts; Rodriguez, Justin; Rose; Sheffield; Simmons; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu (26).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Bonnen, Greg (1).

 

HB 2

 

The chair laid out HB 2 as pending business.

 

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Longoria moved that HB 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 Zerwas; Longoria; Ashby; Capriglione; Cosper; Davis, Sarah; Dean; Dukes; Giddings; Gonzales, Larry; González, Mary; Howard; Koop; Miller; Muñoz, Jr.; Perez; Phelan; Raney; Roberts; Rodriguez, Justin; Rose; Sheffield; Simmons; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu (26).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Bonnen, Greg (1).

 

The chair directly referred HB 18, HB 20, HB 579, HB 1467, HB 1695, HB 1851, HB 1885, HB 1943, HB 2233 and HB 2686 to the Subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform.

 

At 4:24 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Zerwas, Chair

 

 

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Nelda Hunter, Clerk