House Committee on Judicial Affairs
76th Legislature
May 3, 1999
3:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.028
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 1999, the House
Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Senfronia
Thompson at 4:08 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Thompson; Capelo; Deshotel; Garcia;
Solis, Jim; Uresti (6).
Absent: Representatives Hartnett; Hinojosa; Shields (3).
A quorum was present.
SJR 9 by Sen. Duncan (Junell/Solomons)
The chair laid out SJR 9 as pending business and explained.
The chair offered, laid out and explained a complete committee
substitute to SJR 9.
Rep. Solis of Cameron moved adoption of the substitute. The
substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that SJR 9, 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 Thompson; Capelo; Deshotel;
Garcia; Solis, Jim; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hartnett; Hinojosa; Shields
(3).
HB 1754 by Rep. Hill
The chair recalled HB 1754 from subcommittee.
The chair laid out HB 1754 and recognized the author, Rep.
Hill, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no other witnesses, the chair recognized the
author to close.
(Representative Hartnett now present.)
Representative Garcia moved that HB 1754 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Solis, Jim (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hinojosa; Shields; Uresti (3).
SB 230 by Sen. Ellis (Crabb)
The chair laid out SB 230 and recognized the house sponsor,
Rep. Crabb, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no other witnesses, the chair recognized the
author to close.
Representative Garcia moved that SB 230 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Solis, Jim (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hinojosa; Shields; Uresti (3).
HJR 87 by Rep. Hartnett
The chair laid out HJR 87 and recognized the author, Rep.
Hartnett, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hinojosa now present.)
There being no other witnesses, the chair recognized the
author to close.
Rep. Hartnettt moved to leave HJR 87 pending. HJR 87 was left
pending without objection.
HB 3650 by Rep. Hartnett
The chair laid out HB 3650 and recognized the author, Rep.
Hartnett, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, Rep. Hartnett moved that HB
3650 be left pending. HB 3650 was left pending without
objection.
HB 3630 by Rep. Naishtat
The chair recalled HB 3630 from subcommittee.
The chair laid out HB 3630 and recognized the author, Rep.
Naishtat, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair moved to leave HB 3630 pending. HB 3630 was left
pending without objection.
SB 469 by Sen. Harris (Lewis of Tarrant)
The chair laid out SB 469 and recognized the house sponsor,
Rep. Lewis of Tarrant, to explain.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no other witnesses, the chair recognized the
author to close.
The chair offered and laid out a committee amendment and
recognized Rep. Lewis of Tarrant to explain the amendment.
The chair withdrew the amendment and moved to leave SB 469
pending. SB 469 was left pending without objection.
HB 3630 by Rep. Naishtat
The chair laid out HB 3630 as pending business.
The chair laid out a committee amendment by Hartnett and
explained. The chair moved adoption of the committee
amendment. There being no objection, committee amendment #1
was adopted.
Representative Solis, Jim moved that HB 3630, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Deshotel;
Garcia; Hinojosa; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Shields (2) .
HB 3331 by Rep. Solis of Bexar
The chair recalled HB 3331 from subcommittee.
The chair laid out HB 3331 and recognized the author, Rep.
Solis of Bexar, to explain.
The chair moved to leave HB 3331 pending. HB 3331 was left
pending without objection.
HB 2937 by Rep. Turner of Coleman
The chair laid out HB 2937 and recognized the author, Rep.
Turner of Coleman, to explain.
The chair offered, laid out and explained a complete committee
substitute to HB 2937.
The chair moved adoption of the substitute. There being no
objection, CSHB 2937 was adopted.
(Representative Shields now present.)
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2937, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Deshotel;
Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Capelo (1).
SB 1106 by Sen. Harris (Hartnett)
The chair laid out SB 1106 and recognized the house sponsor,
Rep. Hartnett, to explain.
(Representative Hinojosa in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Rep. Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute. The
chair laid out CSSB 1106 and recognized Rep. Hartnett to
explain the substitute.
Rep. Hartnett moved adoption of the substitute. There being
no objection, CSSB 1106 was adopted.
Representative Solis, Jim moved that SB 1106, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Garcia;
Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Deshotel (2).
(Representative Thompson in chair.)
HB 3825, HB 3826, HB 3827 and HB 3828
The chair laid out HB 3825, HB 3826, HB 3827 and HB 3828 and
explained.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 3825 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Garcia;
Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Deshotel (2).
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 3826 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Garcia;
Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Deshotel (2).
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 3827 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Garcia;
Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Deshotel (2).
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 3828 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Garcia;
Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Deshotel (2).
HB 955 by Rep. Uher
The chair laid out HB 955 as pending business and explained.
The chair offered, laid out and explained a complete committee
substitute to HB 955. The chair moved adoption of the
substitute. There being no objection, CSHB 955 adopted.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 955, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Deshotel;
Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis, Jim; Uresti
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Capelo (1).
SB 1034 by Sen. Ellis (Thompsom)
The chair laid out SB 1034 and explained.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that SB 1034 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis,
Jim; Uresti (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1706 by Sen. Ellis (Thompson)
The chair laid out SB 1706, which is the companion document to
HB 3305, and explained.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that SB 1706 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis,
Jim; Uresti (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1852 by Rep. Thompson
The chair laid out HB 1852 as pending business and explained.
The chair offered, laid out and explained a complete committee
substitute to HB 1852.
The chair moved adoption of the substitute. There being no
objection, CSHB 1852 was adopted.
Representative Solis of Cameron moved that HB 1852, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis,
Jim; Uresti (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 59 by Rep. Cuellar
The chair laid out HB 59 as pending business and explained.
The chair offered, laid out and explained a complete committee
substitute to HB 59.
The chair moved adoption of the substitute. There being no
objection, CSHB 59 was adopted.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 59, 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 Thompson; Hartnett; Capelo;
Deshotel; Garcia; Hinojosa; Shields; Solis,
Jim; Uresti (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3626 by Rep. Naishtat
The chair laid out HB 3626 as pending business and recognized
Rep. Hartnett to explain.
Rep. Hartnett offered a committee amendment to HB 3626. The
chair laid out the committee amendment and recognized Rep.
Hartnett to explain.
There being objections, Rep. Hartnett withdrew the amendment.
Rep. Shields moved to leave HB 3626 pending.
There being no objection, HB 3626 was left pending.
SB 1011 by Sen. Brown (Dutton)
The chair referred SB 1011 directly to the Subcommittee on HB
1815: Rep. Uresti, chair; Rep. Hartnett; Rep. Shields.
SB 1567 by Sen. West (Goolsby)
The chair laid out SB 1567. The chair moved to leave SB 1567.
SB 1567 was left pending without objection.
There being no further business, the chair moved that the
committee stand adjourned. There being no objection, the
Committee on Judicial Affairs adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
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Senfronia Thompson, Chair
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Milda Mora, Chief Clerk