House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Regulatory 
         76th Legislature 
         February 15, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E2.016 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 10, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Regulatory met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Jim Pitts at 8:14 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Pitts; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul;  
                   Pickett (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Gutierrez (1). 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez now present.)   
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:45 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:05 am and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Pitts.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Pitts; Gutierrez; McReynolds;  
                   Pickett (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Moreno, Paul (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Moreno, Paul now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 11:45 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until  
         1:30 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:38 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Pitts.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Pitts; Gutierrez; McReynolds;  
                   Moreno, Paul (4). 
         Absent:   Representative Pickett (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
  
         (Representative Pickett now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At  4:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 am on February 16, 1999. 
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Jim Pitts, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Warren Mayberry, Clerk