The House Committee on Appropriations

82nd Legislature

May 19, 2011

8:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2011, and being granted permission to meet while the House was in session on May 19, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:20 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Aycock; Button; Chisum; Crownover; Darby; Eiland; Gooden; Johnson; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; and Zerwas.

 

A quorum was present.


 

SJR 5

 

The chair laid out SJR 5.

 

(Representative Hochberg now present.)

 

Representative Crownover offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Shelton now present.)

 

Representative Otto moved that SJR 5, 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; Hochberg; Johnson; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Zerwas (20).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Turner; Dukes; Giddings; King, Susan; Martinez, "Mando"; Torres; Villarreal (7).

 

SB 1588

 

The chair laid out SB 1588.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Chisum moved that SB 1588, 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; Hochberg; Johnson; Margo; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Morrison; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Riddle; Schwertner; Shelton; Zerwas (20).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Turner; Dukes; Giddings; King, Susan; Martinez, "Mando"; Torres; Villarreal (7).

 

At 8:34 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