The House Committee on Corrections 
         78th Legislature 
         March 28, 2003 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk No. 1 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 28,  
         2003, the House Committee on Corrections met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Allen, at  
         5:19 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Allen; Hopson; Stick; Alonzo; Farrar  
                   (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Haggerty; Mabry (2). 
          
         A quorum was present.                         
          
         (Representative Hopson in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Mabry now present.) 
          
         HB 1856 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1856 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Stick offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 1856, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Allen; Hopson; Stick;  
                             Alonzo; Mabry (5).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Farrar (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).                            
           
         Absent:        Representative Haggerty  (1).  
           
         (Representative Allen in chair.) 
          
         The chair directed that the March 18, 2003, minutes for the  
  
         House Committee on Corrections be corrected. The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         At 5:23 p.m., 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, Chair 
          
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         Colleen Benefield, Clerk