The House Committee on Appropriations
81st Legislature
February 16, 2009
8:00 a.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an announcement made from the floor on February 12, 2009, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:05 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Button; Chavez; Cohen; Creighton; Darby; Edwards; Flores; Giddings; Hochberg; Isett; Miller, Doug; Otto; Villarreal; Zerwas (18).
Absent: Representatives Crownover; Driver; Dukes; Eiland; Herrero; King, Susan; McClendon; Morrison; Riddle (9).
A quorum was present.
(Representative King, Susan now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Herrero now present.)
(Representative McClendon now present.)
(Representative Dukes now present.)
(Representative Morrison now present.)
(Representative Eiland now present.)
(Representative Raymond in chair.)
At 11:44 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:20 p.m.
The committee reconvened at 1:25 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Brown, Fred; Cohen; Creighton; Darby; Dukes; Edwards; Giddings; Isett; King, Susan; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Riddle; Zerwas (17).
Absent: Representatives Button; Chavez; Crownover; Driver; Eiland; Flores; Herrero; Hochberg; Morrison; Villarreal (10).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Button now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Villarreal now present.)
(Representative Morrison now present.)
(Representative Eiland now present.)
(Representative Herrero now present.)
(Representative Hochberg now present.)
(Representative Flores now present.)
(Representative Raymond in chair.)
At 6:03 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8 a.m. on February 17, 2009.
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Rep. Pitts, Chair
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Amy Peterson, Clerk