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2020-03-03 House Journal
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Full Journal pdf2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1778 Excused: Jackson And so, Amendment No. 20 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 21 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 22 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 52, line 1: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 52, following line 3: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that a department may not expend funds in excess of the funds appropriated in this budget. A department whose expenditures exceed budgeted amounts at the end of the fiscal year, except those funds spent in the furtherance of public safety or pursuant to declared emergencies, should expect those expenses to be drawn from the department's budget for the next fiscal year." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 22 be adopted. Representative Pruitt objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 22 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) am Second Reading Amendment No. 22 YEAS: 1 NAYS: 38 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman Nays: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz,