The House Committee on Judicial Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 24, 2003 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 70 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 24,  
         2003, the House Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hartnett, at 7:50 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hartnett; Smith, Todd; Solis; Alonzo;  
                   Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Wilson (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2799 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2799 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alonzo offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 2799, 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; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;  
                             Telford (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Wilson  (1).  
           
         HB 3070 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3070 as pending business.  
         Representative Hughes offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hughes moved that HB 3070, 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; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Alonzo; Wilson  (2).  
           
         HB 3322 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3322 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hughes offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hughes moved that HB 3322, 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; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Alonzo; Wilson  (2).  
           
         SB 532 
         The chair laid out SB 532, the companion to HB 1140. 
          
         (Representative Alonzo now present.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 496 
          
         The chair laid out HB 496 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved that HB 496, as substituted, be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record  
         vote:  
  
         Ayes:               Representatives Hartnett; Corte; Rodriguez;  
                             Telford (4).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Smith, Todd; Solis; Alonzo;  
                             Hughes (4).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Wilson  (1).  
           
         HB 1945 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1945 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved that HB 1945, 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; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;  
                             Telford (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Wilson  (1).  
           
         HB 2679 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2679 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved that HB 2679, 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; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;  
                             Telford (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Wilson  (1).  
           
         HB 1470 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1470 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair moved that HB 1470, 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 8:05 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