House Committee on Judicial Affairs 
         76th Legislature 
         March 8, 1999 
         3:00 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Senfronia  
         Thompson at 3:14 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo; Shields;  
                   Uresti (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Deshotel; Garcia; Hinojosa; Solis of  
                   Cameron (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 221 by Rep. Naishtat 
          
         The chair laid out HB 221 and recognized the author, Rep.  
         Naishtat, to explain.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Deshotel now present.) 
          
         There being no other witnesses, the chair  recognized the  
         author to close. 
          
         Rep. Capelo moved that HB 221 be reported favorably to the  
         full House with the recommendation that it do pass, be printed  
         and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. 
          
         There being objections, Rep. Capelo rephrased his motion and  
         moved that HB 221 be reported favorably to the full House with  
         the recommendation that it do pass, be printed and be sent to  
         the Calendars Committee. 
          
          The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;  
                        Deshotel; Uresti (5). 
         Nays:          Representative Shields (1). 
         PNV:      None (0). 
         Absent:   Representatives Garcia; Hinojosa; Solis of Cameron  
                   (3). 
          
         HB 116 by Rep. Smith 
         The chair laid out HB 116. 
         The chair left HB 116 temporarily pending. 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now chair.) 
          
         HB 1603 by Thompson 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1603 and recognized the author, Rep.  
         Thompson, to explain. 
          
         Rep. Hartnett offered and laid out CSHB 1603. 
          
         Testimony was taken. (see attached witness list.) 
          
         There  were four witnesses who signed up in favor of HB 1603,  
         but did not wish to testify. (see attached witness list for  
         names.) 
          
         There being no further witnesses, the chair withdrew the  
         substitute and left HB 1603 pending. 
          
         (Representative Thompson in chair.) 
          
         HB 164 by Chisum 
          
         The chair laid out HB 164 and recognized the author, Rep.  
         Chisum, to explain. 
          
         (Representative Solis of Cameron now present.) 
          
         There being no witnesses to testify for, against or neutrally  
         on HB 164, the chair referred HB 164 to  subcommittee to be  
         named later. 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now chair.) 
          
         HB 777  by Rep. Thompson & HB 778 by Rep. Thompson 
          
         The chair laid out HB 777 & HB 778 and recognized the author,  
         Rep. Thompson, to explain. 
          
         Testimon was taken on both HB 777 & HB 778. (see attached  
         witness list.) 
          
         Rep. Uresti offered a committee amendment to HB 777.  There  
         being no objection, the chair laid out the committee  
         amendment.  The chair moved that the committee amendment be  
         adopted.  There being no objection, the committee amendment  
         was adopted.  
          
         Rep. Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute to HB  
         778. There being no objection, the chair laid out CSHB 778.   
          
         Testimony was taken. (see attached witness list.) 
          
         There being no further witnesses, the chair moved that CSHB  
         778 be adopted.  There being no objection, CSHB 778 was  
  
         adopted. 
          
         Rep. Uresti moved that HB 777, as amended, be reported  
         favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do  
         pass, be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars. 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Thompson, Hartnett, Capelo,  
                        Deshotel, Shields, Solis of Cameron, Uresti   
                        (7). 
         Nays:          None (0). 
         PNV:      None (0). 
         Absent:   Representatives Garcia, Hinojosa (2). 
          
         Rep. Deshotel moved that HB 778, as substituted, be reported  
         favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do  
         pass, be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars. 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 
          
         (Representative Hinojosa now present.) 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Thompson, Hartnett, Capelo,  
                        Deshotel, Hinojosa, Shields, Solis of Cameron,  
                        Uresti  (8). 
         Nays:          None (0). 
         PNV:      None (0). 
         Absent:   Representatives Garcia (1). 
          
         (Representative Thompson in chair.) 
          
         HB 116 by Rep. Smith 
           
         The chair laid out HB 116, which was previously left pending,  
         and recognized the author, Rep. Smith, to explain. 
          
         Rep. Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute. There  
         being no objection, the chair laid out CSHB 116 and recognized  
         Rep. Smith to explain. 
          
         Testimony was taken. (see attached witness list.) 
          
         There being no other witnesses, the chair withdrew the  
         substitute and left HB 116 referred HB 116 to a subcommittee  
         to be named later. 
          
         HB 1313 by Rep. Zbranek 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1313 and recognized, Rep. Hope, to  
         explain. 
  
         Testimony was taken. (see attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now chair.) 
          
         (Representative Thompson in chair.) 
          
         There were two witnesses who signed up in opposition to HB  
         1313, but did not wish to testify.  (see attached witness list  
         for names.) 
          
         There being no other witnesses, the chair  recognized the  
         author, Rep. Zbranek, to close. 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now chair.) 
          
          The chair left HB 1313 pending. 
          
         HB 57 by Rep.Cuellar 
          
         The chair laid out HB 57, which was left pending at the  
         committee's March 1st public hearing, and explained.  
          
         Rep. Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute to HB  
         57.  There being no objection, the chair laid out CSHB 57 and  
         explained.  Rep. Deshotel moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute to HB 57.  There being no objection, CSHB 57 was  
         adopted. 
          
         Rep. Capelo moved that HB 57, as substituted, be reported  
         favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do  
         pass, be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars. 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Thompson, Hartnett, Capelo,  
                        Hinojosa, Shields, Uresti  (6). 
         Nays:          None (0). 
         PNV:      None (0). 
         Absent:   Representatives Deshotel, Garcia, Solis of Cameron  
                   (3). 
          
         HB 1142 by Thompson 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1142, which was left pending at the  
         committee's March 1st public hearing, and explained. 
          
         There was one witness who signed up in favor of HB 1142, but  
         did not wish to testify.  (see attached witness list for  
         name.) 
           
         Rep. Hartnett offered and laid out a complete committee  
  
         substitute to HB 1142.  Rep. Hartnett moved adoption of CSHB  
         1142.  There being no objection, CSHB 1142 was adopted. 
          
         Rep. Uresti moved that HB 1142, as substituted, be reported  
         favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do  
         pass, be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars. 
          
         There being questions, Rep. Uresti withdrew his motion. 
          
         Rep. Uresti  re-instated his motion by moving that HB 1142, as  
         substituted, be reported favorably to the full House with the  
         recommendation that it do pass, be printed and be sent to the  
         Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;  
                        Deshotel, Hinojosa, Shields, Uresti (7). 
         Nays:          None (0). 
         PNV:      None (0). 
          Absent:  Representatives Garcia; Solis of Cameron (2). 
          
         HB 1309 by Rep. Thompson 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1309 and recognized the author, Rep.  
         Thompson, to explain. 
          
         Testimony was taken. (see attached witness list.) 
          
         There were two witnesses who signed up in opposition to HB  
         1309, but did not wish to testify. (see attached witness list  
         for names.) 
          
         There being no further witnesses, the chair recognized the  
         author to close. 
          
         The chair referred HB 1309 to a subcommittee to be named  
         later. 
          
         (Representative Thompson in chair.) 
          
         The chair named the subcommittees to the following bills: 
          
         Subcommittee on Process Servers 
         Shields (chair), Deshotel, Uresti 
          
         HB 1309   by Thompson 
          
         Subcommittee on Property 
         Shields (chair), Deshotel, Uresti 
          
         HB 116    by Smith 
          
         Subcommittee on Judicial Selection 
         Solis of Cameron (chair), Deshotel, Thompson  
          
         HB 164    by Chisum 
          
         The chair referred the following bills directly to  
         subcommittee and made the following subcommittee assignments: 
          
         Subcommittee on District Courts 
         Thompson (chair), Hinojosa, Shield, Solis of Cameron, Uresti 
          
         HB 58          by Cuellar 
         HB 100    by Howard 
         HB 125    by Puente 
         HB 252    by Luna of  Nueces 
         HB 400    by Thompson 
         HB 593    by Hinojosa 
         HB 602    by Naishtat 
         Subcommittee on District Courts (cont'd) 
         HB 929    by Junell 
         HB 978    by McCall 
         HB 1012   by Lewis of Tarrant 
         HB 1222   by Krusee 
         HB 1239   by Ramsay 
         HB 1252   by Chavez 
         HB 1253   by Chavez 
         HB 1695   by Solis of Cameron 
          
         Subcommittee on Juries 
         Deshotel (chair); Hinojosa, Garcia 
          
         HB 168    by Chisum 
         HB 472    by Reyna of Dallas 
         HB 653    by Berman 
         HB 701    by Wilson 
         HB 769    by Goodman 
         HB 1754   by Hill 
         SB 136    by Harris 
          
         Subcommittee on Visiting Judges 
         Hinojosa (chair); Garcia, Uresti 
          
         HB 460    by Nixon of Harris 
         HB 474    by Nixon of Harris 
         HB 600    by Gallego 
         HB 639    by Thompson 
         HB 1606   by Thompson 
          
         Subcommittee on Municipal Courts 
         Garcia (chair); Capelo, Shields 
          
         HB 404    by Palmer 
         HB 651    by Berman 
  
         HB 731    by Thompson 
         HB 1881   by Brimer 
          
         Subcommittee on Probate 
         Hartnett (chair); Capelo, Shields 
          
         HB 919    by Naishtat 
         HB 1282   by Thompson 
         HB 1660   by Naishtat 
         HB 1661   by Naishtat 
         HB 1662   by Naishtat 
         HB 1663   by Naishtat 
         HB 1851   by Thompson 
         HB 1852   by Thompson 
         SB 294    by Harris 
          
         Subcommittee on Judicial Selection 
         Solis (chair); Deshotel, Thompson 
          
         HB 346    by Thompson 
         HB 666    by Mowery 
         HB 1361   by Hupp 
         HJR 49    by Hupp 
          
         Subcommittee on Court Reporters 
         Capelo (chair); Deshotel, Shields 
               
         HB 1072   by Uher 
         HB 1815   by Dutton 
          
         There being no further business, the chair move that the  
         committee stand adjourn.  There being no objection, the  
         Committee on Judicial Affairs adjourned at 6:22 p.m. 
          
         ___________________________ 
         Senfronia Thompson, Chair 
          
         ___________________________ 
         Milda Mora, Chief Clerk