The House Committee on Appropriations

88th Legislature

March 23, 2023

2:00 p.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 17, 2023, revised on March 20, 2023, announced from the house floor on March 21, 2023, and permission granted on March 23, 2023, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, at 2:04 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Bonnen; González, Mary; Bell, Cecil; Bryant; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Howard; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, Jarvis; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Morrison; Orr; Ortega; Rose; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, Ed; Toth; VanDeaver; Walle; and Wu.

A quorum was present.

HB 1

The chair laid out HB 1.

(Representative Allison now present.)

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute on HB 1.

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

The chair closed on HB 1.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative González, Mary 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 Bonnen; González, Mary; Allison; Bell, Cecil; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Howard; Isaac; Jetton; Martinez; Morrison; Orr; Ortega; Rose; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, Ed; Toth; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu (23).

Nays:                           Representatives Bryant; Johnson, Jarvis; Martinez Fischer (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative DeAyala (1).

SB 30

The chair laid out SB 30 as pending business.

The chair offered and explained a complete committee substitute on SB 30.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative VanDeaver moved that SB 30, 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 Bonnen; González, Mary; Allison; Bell, Cecil; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Howard; Isaac; Jetton; Martinez; Morrison; Orr; Ortega; Rose; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, Ed; Toth; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu (23).

Nays:                           Representatives Bryant; Johnson, Jarvis; Martinez Fischer (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative DeAyala (1).

At 2:36 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Bonnen, Chair

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Cameron Cocke, Clerk