The House Committee on Judicial Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 1, 2003 
         First reading and referral of bills 
         Capitol Building, 1W.14  
         Pursuant to a suspension of Rule 4, Section 9, and an  
         announcement from the house floor on April 1, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett, at 12:21  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hartnett; Smith, Todd; Alonzo; Hughes;  
                   Rodriguez; Telford (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Solis; Corte; Wilson (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 749 
          
         The chair laid out SB 749, the companion to HB 687. 
          
         Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Rodriguez moved that SB 749, 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 Hartnett; Smith, Todd;  
                             Alonzo; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Solis; Corte; Wilson  (3).  
           
         HB 2592 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2592 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alonzo offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 2592, 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 Hartnett; Smith, Todd;  
                             Alonzo; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Solis; Corte; Wilson  (3).  
           
         HB 2157 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2157 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 2157, without amendments, 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 Hartnett; Smith, Todd;  
                             Alonzo; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Solis; Corte; Wilson  (3).  
           
         (Representative Solis now present.) 
          
         HB 2158 
         The chair laid out HB 2158 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1940 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1940 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Solis offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solis moved that HB 1940, 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 Hartnett; Smith, Todd;  
                             Solis; Alonzo; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford  
                             (7).  
  
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Wilson  (2).  
           
         At 12:35 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. Hartnett, Chair 
          
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         Jason Foster, Clerk