The House Committee on Corrections 
         78th Legislature 
         April 8, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Allen, at 8:07 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Allen; Hopson; Haggerty; Mabry (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Stick; Alonzo; Farrar (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Hopson in chair.) 
          
         HB 2895 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2895. 
          
         (Representative Alonzo now present.) 
          
         Representative Mabry offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         (Representative Farrar now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Haggerty moved that HB 2895, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Allen; Hopson; Alonzo;  
                             Farrar; Haggerty; Mabry (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Stick  (1).  
           
         HB 1668 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1668. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2892 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2892. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2896 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2896. 
          
         Representative Hopson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Allen in chair.) 
          
         HB 2928 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2928. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the  
 
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         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:15 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the House, April  
         8, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 5:35 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Allen. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Allen; Hopson; Haggerty; Mabry (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Stick; Alonzo; Farrar (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Alonzo now present.) 
          
         HB 2727 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2727. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Farrar now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2728 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2728. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1715 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1715. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the  
 
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         measure.  
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3335 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3335. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:37 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