The House Committee on Appropriations
78th Legislature
April 10, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2003, the House
Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 8:11
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Heflin; Luna; Berman; Branch; Brown,
Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel;
Eiland; Ellis; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Jones, Elizabeth;
Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Solis; Turner; Wohlgemuth
(21).
Absent: Representatives Dukes; Gutierrez; Isett; Kolkhorst;
McClendon; Menendez; Stick; Truitt (8).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
CSHB 2292
The chair laid out CSHB 2292 with amendments as pending
business.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
47 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 47 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
(Representative Menendez now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
48 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 48 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
(Representative Truitt now present.)
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
49 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 49 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was left pending without objection.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
50 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 50 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
51 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 51 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
51 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 51 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
52 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 52 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
52 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 52 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
52 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 52 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
53 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 53 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
54 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 54 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
54 to the committee substitute.
(Representative Stick now present.)
Representative Eiland offered amendment 54 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption. The motion failed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Luna; Eiland; McClendon;
Raymond; Solis; Turner (6).
Nays: Representatives Heflin; Berman; Branch;
Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred; Davis, John;
Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Stick; Truitt;
Wohlgemuth (12).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Deshotel; Dukes;
Ellis; Gutierrez; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;
Kolkhorst; Menendez; Pickett; Pitts (11).
The Chair laid out amendment 49 to the committee substitute as
pending business and recognized Representative Eiland to explain
the amendment.
Representative Eiland offered an amendment to amendment 49 of
the committee substitute.
The amendment to the amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The amendment withdrawn without objection.
The Chair recognized Representative Eiland to lay out amendment
49 to the committee substitute.
Representative Eiland offered amendment 49 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
At 8:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House,
April 10, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 1:45 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,
Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel;
Dukes; Eiland; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Kolkhorst;
McClendon; Pitts; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (19).
Absent: Representatives Ellis; Hupp; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;
Menendez; Pickett; Raymond; Solis; Stick; Turner (10).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Wohlgemuth moved to reconsider the vote by which
amendment 7 to the committee substitute was adopted. The motion
to reconsider prevailed without objection.
The chair laid out amendment 7 to the committee substitute and
recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the amendment.
Representative Wohlgemuth offered an amendment to amendment 7 of
the committee substitute.
The amendment to the amendment was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 7 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Luna to lay out amendment 54
to the committee substitute.
Representative Luna offered amendment 54 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Luna to lay out amendment 55
to the committee substitute.
Representative Luna offered amendment 55 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
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The chair recognized Representative Luna to lay out amendment 55
to the committee substitute.
Representative Luna offered amendment 55 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
(Representative Luna in chair.)
(Representative Heflin in chair.)
(Representative Stick now present.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to lay out
amendment 56 to the committee substitute.
Representative McClendon offered amendment 56 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to lay out
amendment 56 to the committee substitute.
Representative McClendon offered amendment 56 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to lay out
amendment 56 to the committee substitute.
Representative McClendon offered amendment 56 to the committee
substitute.
Representative McClendon moved to amend amendment 56 to the
committee substitute as laid out. Without objection, the motion
was adopted.
Representative McClendon moved to adopt amendment 56 to the
committee substitute as amended.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair moved to allow Representative Wohlgemuth to introduce
a new amendment to the committee substitute. Without objection,
the motion was adopted.
The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to lay out
amendment 57 to the committee substitute.
Representative Wohlgemuth offered amendment 57 to the committee
substitute and moved adoption.
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The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
The committee substitute as amended was left pending without
objection.
At 2:52 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Heflin, Chair
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Angela Pena, Clerk