The House Committee on Judicial Affairs
78th Legislature
April 30, 2003
Upon final adjourn./recess
House Chamber, Desk 70
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30,
2003, the House Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a formal
meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Hartnett, at 11:05 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hartnett; Smith, Todd; Alonzo; Corte;
Rodriguez; Telford (6).
Absent: Representatives Solis; Hughes; Wilson (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 3597
The chair laid out HB 3597.
(Representative Solis now present.)
(Representative Hughes now present.)
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Alonzo moved that HB 3597, 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;
Solis; Alonzo; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;
Telford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
HB 3605
The chair laid out HB 3605.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Hughes moved that HB 3605, 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;
Solis; Alonzo; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;
Telford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
HB 3624
The chair laid out HB 3624.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Alonzo moved that HB 3624, 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;
Solis; Alonzo; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;
Telford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
HB 404
The chair laid out HB 404 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 404, 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 445
The chair laid out HB 445 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 445, 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 1755
The chair laid out HB 1755 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 1755, 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; Smith, Todd;
Corte; Rodriguez (4).
Nays: Representatives Solis; Alonzo; Telford (3).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Hughes (1).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
HB 1985
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The chair laid out HB 1985 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 1985, 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 3274
The chair laid out HB 3274 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Hughes moved that HB 3274, without amendments, 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 Hartnett; Smith, Todd;
Solis; Alonzo; Hughes; Rodriguez; Telford
(7).
Nays: Representative Corte (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
SB 532
The chair laid out SB 532 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Hughes offered a complete committee substitute.
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The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hughes moved that SB 532, 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 3503
The chair laid out HB 3503 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Smith, Todd offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Smith, Todd moved that HB 3503, 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).
SB 273
The chair laid out SB 273 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Corte offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
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Representative Corte moved that SB 273, 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 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).
SB 922
The chair laid out SB 922 as pending business.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Smith, Todd moved that SB 922, 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;
Solis; Alonzo; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;
Telford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
SB 828
The chair laid out SB 828, the companion to HB 1897.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Alonzo moved that SB 828, 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;
Solis; Alonzo; Corte; Hughes; Rodriguez;
Telford (8).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wilson (1).
At 11:20 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