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.
         
         
         
         
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         Rep. Robert Junell, Chair               Janis Carter, Clerk