House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature January 27, 1997 8:15 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on January 23, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Acting Chair, Representative Dianne Delisi at 8:15 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Delisi; Averitt; Coleman; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (24). Absent: Representatives Junell; Hinojosa; Swinford (3). A quorum was present. Budget Overview Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. (Representative Junell now present.) (Representative Junell in chair.) On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until January 27, 1997 at 11:00am or upon adjournment. The committee reconvened at 10:58 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar; Finnell; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Kubiak; Mowery; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (19). Absent: Representatives Coleman; Davis; Eiland; Gallego; Haggerty; Hinojosa; Moreno; Swinford (8). A quorum was present. Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. (Representatives Coleman; Davis; and Eiland now present.) (Representatives Gallego; Haggerty; and Moreno now present.) On the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until January 27, 1997 at 2:00 pm. ______________________ ______________________ Rep. Robert Junell, Chair Janis Carter, Clerk