House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
75th Legislature
May 15, 1997
9:00 am
Capitol Extension, E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 14, 1997, the House
Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting
and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Allen
Place at 9:17 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Place; Talton; Dunnam; Galloway,
Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry; Reyna, Arthur (7).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
A quorum was present.
SB 1120
The chair laid out SB 1120.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1835
The chair laid out SB 1835.
Representative Keel, Terry moved that SB 1835 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;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry;
Reyna, Arthur (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 873
The chair laid out SB 873.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 548
The chair laid out SB 548.
Representative Keel, Terry moved that SB 548 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;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry;
Reyna, Arthur (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 542
The chair laid out SB 542.
Representative Place offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Talton moved that SB 542, as amended, 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;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry;
Reyna, Arthur (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 143
The chair laid out SB 143.
Representative Reyna, Arthur moved that SB 143 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;
Galloway, Carolyn; Keel, Terry; Reyna, Arthur
(6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: Representative Hinojosa (1).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 1001
The chair laid out SB 1001.
Representative Place moved to reconsider the vote by which SB
1001 passed. The motion prevailed with no objection.
Representative Keel, Terry offered an amendment to the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Talton moved that SB 1001, as amended, 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;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hinojosa; Keel, Terry;
Reyna, Arthur (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 507
The chair laid out SB 507.
Representative Keel, Terry moved that SB 507 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Place; Dunnam; Keel, Terry (3).
Nays: Representatives Talton; Galloway, Carolyn;
Hinojosa; Reyna, Arthur (4).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
SB 166
The chair laid out SB 166.
Representative Keel, Terry moved that SB 166 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Place; Keel, Terry (2).
Nays: Representatives Talton; Dunnam; Galloway,
Carolyn; Hinojosa (4).
Present not Voting: Representative Reyna, Arthur (1).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Nixon, Joe (2).
At 9:55 am, 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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Arlene Zirkel, Clerk