House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
         75th Legislature
         March 5, 1997
         2:00 pm 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing 
         and was called to order by the Vice Chair, Rep. Robert Talton 
         at 2:15 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; Galloway, 
                   Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry;  Reyna, Arthur (7).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Place, Nixon, Joe (2).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 157
         
         The chair laid out HB 157.  
         
         The chair recognized  Rep. Driver to explain the measure.
         
         Testimony was taken. (See Attached List)
         
         (Representative Place now present.)  
         
         (Representative Nixon, Joe now present.)  
         
         (Representative Place in chair.)  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 58
         
         The chair laid out HB 58 as pending business. The chair 
         recognized Rep. Wilson to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken. (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         
 
         





         
         HB 260
         
         The chair laid out HB 260.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Pickett to explain the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 921
         
         The chair laid out HB 921.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Danburg to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken. (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection.
          
         HB 695
         
         (Representative Talton in chair.)  
         
         The chair laid out HB 695.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Dutton to explain the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 870
         
         The chair laid out HB 870.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Gutierrez to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken. (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection.
         
         
 
         





         HB 1240
         
         The chair laid out HB 1240.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 975
         
         The chair laid out HB 975.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Hightower to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
           HB 15
         
         The chair laid out HB 15.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Chisum to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See Attached List)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 117
         
         The chair laid out HB 117.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 96
         
         The chair laid out HB 96.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Zbranek to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         (Representative Place in chair.)  
         
         
         HB  157
         
         The chair laid out HB  157.  
         
         Representative Talton moved that HB  157 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 Place; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; 
                   Hinojosa; Keel, Terry; Nixon, Joe; Reyna, Arthur 
          
          
         





                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Galloway, Carolyn (1).
         
         HB 908
         
         The chair laid out HB 908.  
         
         Representative Keel, Terry offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Keel, Terry moved that HB 908, 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 Place; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; 
                   Hinojosa; Keel, Terry; Nixon, Joe; Reyna, Arthur 
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Galloway, Carolyn (1).
         
         At 5:55 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 Place, Chair
         
         
         
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