House Committee on Corrections
76th Legislature
March 16, 1999
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 1999, the House
Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Pat Haggerty at
2:07 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Haggerty; Staples; Allen; Ellis,
Dan; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria (7).
Absent: Representatives Culberson; Farrar (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 788
The chair laid out HB 788.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Lengefeld offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Longoria moved that HB 788, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Ellis, Dan;
Lengefeld; Longoria (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Allen; Culberson; Farrar; Gray
(4).
HB 854
The chair laid out HB 854.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Longoria offered a complete committee
substitute.
(Representative Farrar now present)
(Representative Culberson now present)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Lengefeld moved that HB 854, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Culberson;
Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Lengefeld; Longoria (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Allen; Gray (2).
HB 1858
The chair laid out HB 1858.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1796
The chair laid out HB 1796.
The chair recognized Representative Arthur Reyna to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Longoria offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 812
The chair laid out HB 812.
The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Longoria offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1112
The chair laid out HB 1112.
The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Longoria offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Culberson moved that HB 1112, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Allen;
Culberson; Ellis, Dan; Lengefeld; Longoria (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farrar; Gray (2).
HB 2593
The chair laid out HB 2593.
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1713
The chair laid out HB 1713 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Ellis, Dan offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Allen moved that HB 1713, as substituted, 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 Haggerty; Allen; Culberson;
Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Staples (1).
HB 903
The chair laid out HB 903.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 275
The chair laid out HB 275 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray moved that HB 275, as substituted, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Allen;
Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Culberson (1).
At 4:39 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. Pat Haggerty, Chair
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Amy Turner, Clerk