Legislature(2003 - 2004)
04/29/2004 04:20 PM Senate 375
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MINUTES HB 375 & HB 377 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE April 29, 2004 4:20 PM TAPES CC-04 # 1, Side A CALL TO ORDER Chair Lyda Green convened the meeting at approximately 4:20 PM. PRESENT Senator Lyda Green, Chair Senator Gary Wilken Senator Lyman Hoffman Representative John Harris, Vice Chair Representative Bill Williams Representative Eric Croft Also Attending: There were no additional participants. SUMMARY INFORMATION HB 375-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 377-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 375(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 375(FIN) am S (brf sup maj fld S) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." AND CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 377(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 377(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." Representative Harris offered a motion to appoint Senator Green as chair of the Conference Committee of the FY 05 operating budget appropriation. Without objection the motion was ADOPTED and Senator Green served as chair. Chair Green offered a motion to appoint Representative Harris as vice chair of the Conference Committee of the FY 05 operating budget appropriation. There was no objection and the motion to appoint Representative Harris as vice chair was ADOPTED. Chair Green announced that the Conference Committee would not accept public testimony, as the public process had been included in both the House of Representatives and the Senate committee processes. She further stated that the Conference Committee would operate under Uniform Rule No. 42, which stipulates, "adopting any motion or taking any action requires a majority vote from each body." Representative Harris offered a motion to adopt all those appropriations that are identical in both the House of Representatives and Senate versions of the bills. Without objection the motion was ADOPTED. Representative Harris moved to adopt a letter requesting limited powers to address those budget items in which the two bodies were not in agreement [copy on file]. Chair Green clarified that under the authority of limited powers, "the Conference Committee can adopt any amount between zero and the higher of the House or Senate version of each item subject to conference." The motion was ADOPTED without objection. Chair Green instructed members to sign the provided letters requesting limited powers from the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. AT EASE 4:26 PM / 4:27 PM Chair Green indicated the aforementioned letters had been signed and would be delivered. ADJOURNMENT Chair Lyda Green adjourned the meeting at 04:27 PM
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