HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

January 16, 2003 Hearing Room D

8:30 AM Tape 1

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jerry Krummel, Chair

Rep. Donna Nelson, Vice-Chair

Rep. Floyd Prozanski, Vice-Chair

Rep. Brad Avakian

Rep. Derrick Kitts

Rep. John Mabrey

MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Kelley Wirth

STAFF PRESENT: Patrick Brennan, Committee Administrator

Jeana Harrington, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: Organizational meeting - Adoption of Committee Rules

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 1, A
005	Chair Krummel	Calls meeting to order at 8:30 AM. Opens organizational meeting.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
009	Chair Krummel	Offers welcome. Requests that fellow committee members introduce themselves.
018	Rep. Avakian	Introduction.
021	Chair Krummel	Thanks Rep. Avakian.
022	Rep. Mabrey	Introduces himself.
031	Rep. Prozanski	Introduces himself.
043	Chair Krummel	Thanks Rep. Prozanski.
044	Rep. Kitts	Introduces himself. Provides work history.
048	Rep. Nelson	Introduces herself. States opinion on the committee. Provides legislative history.
069	Chair Krummel	Thanks Rep. Nelson. Introduces himself. Provides legislative history. Comments on his pleasure with the committee. Comments on budget reform. Welcome members to the committee.
087	Patrick Brennan	Introduces himself. Provides legislative history. Touches on main topics of the committee. Introduces Jeana Harrington, Committee Assistant.
103	Chair Krummel	Overview of HGG Committee session agenda including budget reform and general government issues. Comments on expected conduct for hearings. States he welcomes questions of himself and of Committee Administrator and Assistant. Defines protocol for his absence. Establishes quorum. Opens for questions.
150	Rep. Mabrey	Asks to be reminded of protocol if formalities to make that known.
161	Chair Krummel	Recognizes that. States he will. Cautions passion on issues. Coffee service provided.
170	Brennan	Answers question on coffee
174	Chair Krummel	Will keep eye on Coffee. Turn to proposed rules (EXHIBIT A). motion to adopt
190	Rep. Prozanski	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT the proposed Committee Rules dated 01/16/03.
191		VOTE: 6-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Wirth
	Chair Krummel	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
201	Chair Krummel	Closes organizational meeting. Adjourns meeting at 8:48 AM.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – Committee Rules, Staff, 1 p.