The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 
         78th Legislature 
         April 24, 2003 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Dutton, at 8:18 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Baxter; Castro;  
                   Moreno, Joe E. (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dunnam; Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 79 
          
         The chair laid out HB 79. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Reyna now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hodge now present.) 
          
         (Representative Morrison now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2253 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2253. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dunnam now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2023 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2023. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2225 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2225. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 433 
          
         The chair laid out SB 433, the companion to HB 779, in lieu of  
         the house bill. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 317 
          
         The chair laid out SB 317, the companion to HB 780, in lieu of  
         the house bill. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Baxter moved that SB 317, 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 Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
                             Castro; Hodge; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Morrison   
                        (3).  
           
         SB 433 
          
         The chair laid out SB 433, the companion to HB 779, in lieu of  
         the house bill, as pending business. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1954 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1954. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1828 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1828. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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          The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2776 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2776. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1461 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1461. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1973 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1973. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2318 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2318. 
          
         (Representative Goodman in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
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         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
          The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hodge moved that HB 2318, 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 Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
                             Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Castro; Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.   
                        (3).  
           
         (Representative Dutton in chair.) 
          
         HB 1689 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1689. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1413 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1413. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1908 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1908. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1899 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1899 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Morrison offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Morrison moved that HB 1899, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
 
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         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
          Ayes:               Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
                             Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Castro; Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 674 
          
         The chair laid out HB 674 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hodge offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Reyna moved that HB 674, 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 Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
                             Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Castro; Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.   
                        (3).  
           
         SB 433 
          
         The chair laid out SB 433, the companion to HB 779, in lieu of  
         the house bill, as pending business. 
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 433, 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 Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
 
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                                                 Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
          Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Castro; Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 2776 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2776 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goodman moved that HB 2776, 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 Dutton; Goodman; Baxter;  
                             Hodge; Morrison; Reyna (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Castro; Dunnam; Moreno, Joe E.   
                        (3).  
           
         At 10:55 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. Dutton, Chair 
          
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         Nicole Bates, Clerk