The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         February 5, 2003 
         7:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 31, 2003, revised  
         February 4, 2003, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Heflin, at 7:02 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch; Brown, Betty;  
                   Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Ellis;  
                   Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                   Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez; Pickett; Pitts;  
                   Raymond; Stick; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (23). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Dukes; Eiland; Isett; Solis;  
                   Turner (6). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Dukes now present.)(Representative Turner now  
         present.)(Representative Solis now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
                         
         At 7:05 a.m., on the motion of the Chair and without objection,  
         the House Appropriations Committee Rules were adopted.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Eiland now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until forty-five minutes after the  
         Adjournment of the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:05 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,  
                   Fred; Crownover; Eiland; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hope; Hupp;  
                   Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Solis; Stick; Truitt; Turner  
                   (18). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Brown, Betty; Davis, John; Deshotel;  
                   Dukes; Hamric; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst;  
           
                   McClendon; Menendez; Wohlgemuth (11). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.)(Representative Davis,  
         John now present.)(Representative Jones, Elizabeth now  
         present.)(Representative Wohlgemuth now present.)(Representative  
         Brown, Betty now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.)(Representative Dukes now  
         present.)(Representative Menendez now present.)(Representative  
         McClendon now present.)(Representative Deshotel now present.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Solis in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Isett now present.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         At 8:02 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m. Thursday, February 6,  
         2003.   
                         
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         Rep. Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Angela Pena, Clerk