House Committee on Corrections
75th Legislature
April 2, 1997
1:30 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 1997, the House
Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Allen Hightower
at 1:50 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Gray; Hupp;
Marchant; Serna (6).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Farrar (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 2826
The chair laid out HB 2826.
The chair recognized Representative Place to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Place to close on the
measure.
Representative Allen moved that HB 2826 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Hupp;
Marchant; Serna (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Farrar;
Gray (4).
HB 2827
The chair laid out HB 2827.
The chair recognized Representative Place to explain the
measure.
(Representative Alexander and Gray now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Place to close on the
measure.
Representative Hupp moved that HB 2827 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Gray; Hupp;
Marchant; Serna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Farrar (3).
HB 2828
The chair laid out HB 2828.
The chair recognized Representative Place to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Place to close on the
measure.
Representative Hightower moved that HB 2828 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Gray; Hupp;
Marchant; Serna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Farrar (3).
HB 818
The chair laid out HB 818.
The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the
measure.
(Representatives Edwards and Alexander now present.)
Testimony was taken.
Representative Hightower offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the
measure.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 818, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Alexander;
Edwards; Gray; Hupp; Marchant; Serna (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Farrar (1).
HB 819
The chair laid out HB 819.
The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the
measure.
Representative Hightower offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 877
The chair laid out HB 877.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1767 & SB 673
The chair laid out HB 1767 and SB 673.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the
measures.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 3254
The chair laid out HB 3254.
The chair recognized Representative Hupp to explain the
measure.
Representative Hupp offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Hupp to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1565
The chair laid out HB 1565 and explained the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gray in chair.)
HB 2082
The chair laid out HB 2082.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to close on the
measure.
Representative Marchant moved that HB 2082 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hightower; Gray; Hupp;
Marchant; Serna (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Allen; Alexander; Edwards;
Farrar (4).
(Representative Hightower in chair.)
At 4:25 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Allen Hightower, Chair
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Stacey Nicchio, Clerk