The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

April 18, 2011

12:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 12:05 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; and Zerwas.

 

A quorum was present.


 

HB 3640

 

The chair laid out HB 3640.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Otto moved to adopt the committee substitute. The motion was adopted without objection.

 

The chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3640.

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

Representative Riddle moved that HB 3640, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (24).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dukes; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (3).

 

HB 3790

 

The chair laid out HB 3790.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Turner moved to adopt the committee substitute.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

The chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3790.

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 3790, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (25).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

HB 3639

 

The chair laid out HB 3639.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Darby moved to adopt the committee substitute.  The motion was adopted 

without objection.

 

The chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3639.

 

Representative Darby moved that HB 3639, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; King, Susan; Margo; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (21).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Dukes; Johnson; McClendon; Villarreal (4).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

HB 3665

 

The chair laid out HB 3665.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Otto offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Otto moved to adopt the committee substitute.  The motion was adopted without

objection.

 

Representative Otto explained the committee substitute to HB 3665.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 3665, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (25).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

HB 3648

 

The chair laid out HB 3648.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 3648, without amendments, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (25).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

 

HB 3649

 

The chair laid out HB 3649.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Otto moved to adopt the committee substitute.  The motion was adopted without

objection.

 

The chair explained the committee substitute to HB 3649.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 3649, 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 Pitts; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Gooden; King, Susan; Margo; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Zerwas (17).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Dukes; Johnson; McClendon; Riddle; Villarreal (5).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Turner; Giddings; Hochberg (3).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

HB 3418

 

The chair laid out HB 3418.

 

Representative Darby offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Darby moved to adopt the committee substitute. The motion was adopted without

objection.

 

The chair explained the substitute to HB 3418.

 

Representative Darby moved that HB 3418, 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 Pitts; Turner; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Dukes; Eiland; Giddings; Gooden; Hochberg; Johnson; King, Susan; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Torres; Villarreal; Zerwas (25).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison (2).

 

At 12:42 p.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