It is 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, and the House is nearing completion on CSHB 1. They are down to Article 11 which is the last section to be considered. Article 11 is a compilation of amendments which are "wish lists' from Representatives. They are not funded. They will not a part of HB 1 unless they get picked up, passed and funded in the process as the bill goes through the Senate and the probable conference committee. This is a process which is not completely understood by the Representative, even those who have been there for several sessions.
In the next few days hopefully we will see some analysis of what is still in the bill and what has been changed. This is the second reading of CSHB 1. So it will have to be passed after a third reading. The Senate will then have their say so we are long way from having a budget. It may not be done until even a special called session.
Rep. Sylvester Turner seems to be the expert on the Article 11 process. He is speaking to the body and explaining and answering questions about how this all works. The House is getting ready to vote on all the amendments in Article 11 at once. They voted by not objecting to the motion to pass Article 11. They have until Tuesday to register opposition to any of the amendments in writing.
It is now 9:45 p.m.and the Democrats are making their final speeches against CSHB 1. These are speeches you might want to listen to some time. They are archived on the House website. The vote will come after the speeches are completed.
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