House Committee on Appropriations
75th Legislature
April 8, 1997
1:30 pm
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 8, 1997, the House
Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at
1:35 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Cuellar;
Davis; Eiland; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze; Haggerty;
Heflin; Hernandez; Kubiak; Mowery; Pitts; Price;
Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Walker; West, George
"Buddy" (21).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Greenberg; Hinojosa;
Hochberg; Moreno; Turner, Sylvester (6).
A quorum was present.
SB 886
The chair laid out SB 886.
Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.
Section 1. Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Section 2. Workforce Commission
Testimony was taken.
Section 3. Texas Youth Commission
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Hinojosa now present.)
Section 4. ERS
Testimony was taken.
Section 5. Edward's Aquifer
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Moreno now present.)
Section 6. Department of Information Resources
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Greenberg now present.)
Section 7. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Testimony was taken.
Representative Junell offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Section 8. Workers Compensation
Testimony was taken.
Representative Delisi offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
Representative Delisi moves to strike subsection b and c under
section 8.
A record vote was taken. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Cuellar; Eiland; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze;
Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez;
Hinojosa; Mowery; Pitts; Price; Swinford;
Walker; West, George "Buddy" (19).
Nays: Representatives Kubiak; Raymond; Tillery (3).
Present not Voting: Representative Moreno (1).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Davis; Hochberg;
Turner, Sylvester (5).
Section 9. Telecommunications Infrastructure Funding Board
Testimony was taken.
Section 10. Texas Department of Transportation
The chair closed on the measure.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Junell moved that SB 886, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Cuellar; Eiland; Gallego; Glaze;
Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin; Hinojosa; Kubiak;
Moreno; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford;
Tillery; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (21).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis; Finnell; Hernandez;
Hochberg; Mowery; Turner, Sylvester (6).
SB 1706
The chair laid out SB 1706.
Representative Delisi offered an amendment to the measure.
(Representative Coleman now present.)
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment
into a committee substitute.
Representative Junell moved that SB 1706, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Coleman; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland;
Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin;
Hinojosa; Kubiak; Moreno; Pitts;
Price; Raymond; Tillery; Walker; West, George
"Buddy" (21).
Nays: Representatives Mowery; Swinford; Davis;
(2).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Finnell; Hernandez; Hochberg;
Turner, Sylvester (4).
HB 538
The chair recalled HB 538 from subcommittee.
The committee substitute laid out on April 3 was withdrawn.
The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the
measure.
Representative Cuellar offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Junell moved that HB 538, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The
motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt;
Cuellar; Davis; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg;
Haggerty; Heflin; Hinojosa; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Pitts;
Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Walker; West, George
"Buddy" (21).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Finnell;
Hernandez; Hochberg; Turner,
Sylvester (6).
SB 1706
Chairman Junell moves to reconsider the vote on SB 1706.
The chair moves that the record show Representative Davis
voting Nay.
There being no objection the motion passes.
The chair asks the record to reflect the motion on SB 1706 as
passing with 20 ayes; 3 nays; 0 PNV; and 4 absent.
HB 3513
The chair laid out HB 3513.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the
measure.
Representative Greenberg offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to close on the
measure.
Representative Junell moved that HB 3513, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Junell; Delisi;
Averitt; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Gallego;
Glaze; Greenberg; Haggerty; Heflin;
Hinojosa; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Pitts;
Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Walker;
West, George "Buddy" (22).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Finnell; Hernandez;
Hochberg; Turner, Sylvester
(5).
At 3:34 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned until April 17 at 8:00 am.
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Rep. Robert Junell, Chair
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Janis Carter, Clerk