The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         April 7, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 8:16  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Brown, Betty;  
                   Crownover; Deshotel; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope;  
                   Hupp; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; McClendon; Pickett;  
                   Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Truitt; Turner; Wohlgemuth  
                   (21). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Branch; Brown, Fred; Davis, John;  
                   Dukes; Eiland; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Solis (8). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1. 
          
         Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Heflin moved that HB 1, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Brown,  
                             Betty; Crownover; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hamric;  
                             Hope; Hupp; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                             McClendon; Pickett; Pitts; Stick; Truitt;  
                             Turner; Wohlgemuth (19).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Deshotel; Raymond (2).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Branch; Brown, Fred; Davis, John;  
                        Dukes; Eiland; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Solis  (8).  
         HB 3207 and HJR 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3207. 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 3207.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 2. 
          
         Testimony was taken on HJR 2.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute to  
         HJR 2.  
          
         The committee substitute to HJR 2 was adopted without objection. 
               
         (Representative Dukes now present.) 
          
         HB 3207 and CSHJR 2 were left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         HB 3175 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3175. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Pitts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was left pending without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:02 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., April 8, 2003. 
          
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         Rep. Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Angela Pena, Clerk