The House Committee on Appropriations 
         79th Legislature 
         June 27, 2005 
         6:00 p.m. 
         4911 Bull Mountain Cove 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 27, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a work session and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 7:15 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Pitts; Luna; Berman; Chisum; Davis,  
                    John; Dukes; Edwards; Guillen; Hamric; Hegar; Hopson;  
                    Isett; King, Tracy; McClendon; Pickett; Smith, Todd;  
                    Turner (17). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Branch; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred;  
                    Crownover; Gattis; Haggerty; Hope; Kolkhorst;  
                    Martinez; Menendez; Pena; Truitt (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The Committee met for refreshments and conversation. 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Betty now present.) 
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         At 9:30 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. Pitts, Chair 
          
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         Caasi Lamb, Clerk