SEVENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION
PROCEEDINGS
FIFTY-SECOND DAY — THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2003
The house met at 12:05 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Recordi300).
Present — Mr. Speaker; Allen; Alonzo; Bailey; Baxter; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Campbell; Canales; Capelo; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Ellis; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Garza; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Guillen; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jones, D.; Jones, E.; Jones, J.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laney; Laubenberg; Lewis; Luna; Mabry; Madden; Marchant; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Mercer; Merritt; Miller; Moreno, J.; Morrison; Mowery; Naishtat; Nixon; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solis; Solomons; Stick; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Telford; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Uresti; Van Arsdale; Villarreal; West; Wilson; Wise; Wohlgemuth; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.
Absent, Excused — Eiland; Wolens.
Absent — Moreno, P.
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 7 ON THIRD READING
(by Heflin)
HB 7, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to making supplemental appropriations and making reductions in current appropriations.
A record vote was requested.
HB 7 was passed by (Record 301): 114 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Baxter; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Canales; Capelo; Casteel; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Ellis; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Garza; Gattis; Geren; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Guillen; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jones, E.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Lewis; Luna; Madden; Marchant; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Mercer; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Paxton; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solis; Solomons; Stick; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Uresti; Van Arsdale; West; Wilson; Wohlgemuth; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.
Nays — Alonzo; Bailey; Burnam; Castro; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dunnam; Dutton; Farrar; Gallego; Hochberg; Hodge; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Mabry; Moreno, J.; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Peña; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Telford; Thompson; Villarreal; Wise.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Eiland; Wolens.
Absent — Giddings; Laney; Moreno, P.
The speaker stated that HBi7 was passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a of the Texas Constitution.
HB 3175 ON THIRD READING
(by Pitts)
HB 3175, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to manage cash flow by transferring available cash between funds in the custody or under the management of the comptroller; making an appropriation.
A record vote was requested.
HB 3175 was passed by (Record 302): 120 Yeas, 25 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Bailey; Baxter; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Capelo; Casteel; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Ellis; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Garza; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jones, D.; Jones, E.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Lewis; Luna; Madden; Marchant; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Mercer; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Paxton; Peña; Phillips;
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Nays — Alonzo; Burnam; Canales; Castro; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Dunnam; Dutton; Farrar; Guillen; Hodge; Homer; Jones, J.; Laney; Mabry; Moreno, J.; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Raymond; Rodriguez; Telford; Thompson; Wise.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Eiland; Wolens.
Absent — Moreno, P.
The speaker stated that HBi3175 was passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a of the Texas Constitution.
HB 1 ON THIRD READING
(by Heflin)
HB 1, General Appropriations Bill.
A record vote was requested.
HB 1 was passed by (Record 303): 100 Yeas, 45 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Baxter; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Casteel; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Driver; Edwards; Eissler; Elkins; Ellis; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Garza; Gattis; Geren; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Hope; Howard; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jones, E.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Luna; Madden; Marchant; McCall; McClendon; Mercer; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Paxton; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Stick; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; West; Wilson; Wohlgemuth; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.
Nays — Alonzo; Bailey; Burnam; Canales; Capelo; Castro; Chavez; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Farrar; Gallego; Giddings; Guillen; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Laney; Lewis; Mabry; Martinez Fischer; McReynolds; Menendez; Moreno, J.; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Peña; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Solis; Telford; Thompson; Uresti; Villarreal; Wise.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Eiland; Wolens.
Absent — Moreno, P.
The speaker stated that HBi1 was passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a of the Texas Constitution.
Thursday, April 17, 2003 HOUSE JOURNAL — 52nd Day 1665
HB 1 - PRINTING RULES SUSPENDED
Representative Heflin moved to suspend House Rule 2, Section 1(a)(9) to permit HB 1 to be sent to the senate in the form of engrossed riders in lieu of a full engrossment.
The motion prevailed without objection.
HR 805 - ADOPTED
(by Harper-Brown)
Representative Harper-Brown moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi805.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 805, Congratulating the Honorable Jodie Laubenberg on her birthday.
HR 805 was adopted without objection.
On motion of Representative Riddle, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi805 as signers thereof.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Local Government Ways and Means, upon final adjournment today, Desk 73, for a formal meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Representative Heflin moved that the house adjourn until 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 22.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The house accordingly, at 12:19 a.m., April 17, adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 22.
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