The House
Committee on Appropriations
82nd Legislature
April 7, 2011
8:00 a.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule
on April 4, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:15 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives
Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Gooden;
Hochberg; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Schwertner; Shelton;
Torres; Villarreal; and Zerwas.
A quorum was present.
HB 3640
The chair laid out HB 3640.
HB 3640 was left pending without objection.
HB 3644
The chair laid out HB 3644.
(Representative King, Susan now present.)
HB 3644 was left pending without objection.
HB 1645
The chair laid out HB 1645.
The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to
explain HB 1645.
HB 1645 was left pending without objection.
HB 2720
The chair laid out HB 2720.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Giddings now present.)
HB 2720 was left pending without objection.
HB 2646,
HJR 109
The chair laid out HB 2646 and HJR 109.
The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain
HB 2646 and HJR 109.
(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now
present.)
HB 2646 and HJR 109 were left pending without
objection.
The committee heard from a resource witness from the
Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts on the federal budget.
HB 3790,
HB 3665, HB 3666, HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649,
HB 3418, HB 3417, HB 3419
The chair laid out HB 3790, HB 3665,
HB 3666, HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649, HB 3418,
HB 3417, and HB 3419.
The committee heard from resource witnesses from the
Legislative Budget Board on the high cost natural gas tax rate reduction.
(Representative Dukes now present.)
(Representative Patrick, Diane now present.)
HB 3790, HB 3665, HB 3666,
HB 3639, HB 3648, HB 3649, HB 3418, HB 3417, and
HB 3419 were left pending without objection.
At 9:33 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without
objection, the meeting was adjourned.
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Rep. Pitts, Chair
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Jonathon Storms, Clerk