The House Committee on Appropriations

86th Legislature

March 18, 2019

10:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 13, 2019, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Zerwas, at 10:01 a.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Zerwas; Longoria; Bell, Cecil; Bonnen, Greg; Buckley; Capriglione; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; González, Mary; Hefner; Howard; Johnson, Jarvis; Miller; Minjarez; Muñoz, Jr.; Rose; Schaefer; Sheffield; Sherman, Sr.; Smith; Stucky; Toth; Turner, John; VanDeaver; Walle; Wilson; and Wu.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

HB 1

 

The chair laid out HB 1.

 

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Longoria moved that HB 1, 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 Zerwas; Longoria; Bonnen, Greg; Buckley; Capriglione; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; González, Mary; Hefner; Howard; Johnson, Jarvis; Miller; Minjarez; Muñoz, Jr.; Rose; Sheffield; Sherman, Sr.; Smith; Stucky; Toth; Turner, John; VanDeaver; Walle; Wilson; Wu (25).

 

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Bell, Cecil (1).

 

SB 500

 

The chair laid out SB 500.

 

(Representative Bell, Cecil now present.)

 

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Longoria moved that SB 500, 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 Zerwas; Longoria; Bell, Cecil; Bonnen, Greg; Capriglione; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Hefner; Howard; Johnson, Jarvis; Miller; Minjarez; Muñoz, Jr.; Rose; Schaefer; Sheffield; Sherman, Sr.; Stucky; Toth; Turner, John; VanDeaver; Walle; Wilson; Wu (24).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Buckley; González, Mary; Smith (3).

 

Representative Bell was absent for the vote on HB 1 due to other legislative obligations but asked that the minutes reflect his support for the bill.

 

At 11:32 a.m., on the motion of Representative Longoria and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Zerwas, Chair

 

 

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Cameron Cocke, Clerk