The House Committee on Appropriations

81th Legislature

February 17, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted 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; Crownover; Edwards; Herrero; Isett; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Otto; Riddle; Zerwas (17).

 

Absent:              Representatives Darby; Driver; Dukes; Eiland; Flores; Giddings; Hochberg; King, Susan; Morrison; Villarreal (10).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Flores now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Darby now present.)

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

 

(Representative Hochberg now present.)

 

(Representative Eiland now present.)

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

(Representative Morrison now present.)

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

At 9:52 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:30 p.m., February 17, 2009.

 

The committee reconvened at 1:40 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; Button; Creighton; Edwards; Eiland; Herrero; Hochberg; King, Susan; McClendon; Miller, Doug; Zerwas (14).

 

Absent:              Representatives Chavez; Cohen; Crownover; Darby; Driver; Dukes; Flores; Giddings; Isett; Morrison; Otto; Riddle; Villarreal (13).

 

A quorum was present.

 

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

 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

(Representative Morrison now present.)

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

(Representative Darby now present.)

 

(Representative Cohen now present.)

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

(Representative Crownover now present.)

 

At 3:40 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 p.m., February 17, 2009.

 

 

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

 

 

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Amy Peterson, Clerk