The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
79th Legislature
March 1, 2005
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.016
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 24, 2005, the House
Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Keel, at 2:08
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keel; Riddle; Pena; Denny; Moreno,
Paul; Raymond (6).
Absent: Representatives Escobar; Hodge; Reyna (3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Riddle in chair.)
HB 268
The chair laid out HB 268.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure.
(Representative Hodge now present.)
(Representative Reyna now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Keel in chair.)
The chair read the following memo in to the record:
MEMORANDUM
TO: Authors of the following bills proposing enhancements of
punishments
FROM: Terry Keel, Chair, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
RE: HB 163 by Berman, HB 79 by Riddle, HB 862 by Farabee, HB
1566 by Farabee, HB 778 by Quintanilla, HB 713
by Quintanilla, HB 714 by Quintanilla, HB 715
by Quintanilla, HB 716 by Quintanilla, HB 717 by
Quintanilla, HB 692 by Menendez, HB 416 by Menendez, HB 501 by
Betty Brown, HB 436 by Dutton, HB 402 by Villarreal, HB 360 by
Talton, HB 197 by Guillen, HB 1052 by Guillen, HB 172 by Dukes, HB
51 by Todd Smith, HB 27 by Callegari, HB 1275 by Zedler, HB 1290 by
Flynn, HB 1371 by Jesse Jones, HB 1466 by Hamilton, HB 1539 by
Hamric, HB 1574 by Miller, HB 926 by Hochberg, HB 675 by Bonnen,
HB 33 by Eissler, HB 1440 by Bohac , HB 1591 by Driver, HB
1592 by Driver, HB 1593 by Driver, HB 1634 by
Ray Allen
DATE: March 1, 2005
Please be advised that the above referenced bills, pursuant to Rule 4,
48, House Rules, are referred to the Subcommittee on Enhancements.
That Committee is comprised as follows:
Rep. Terri Hodge, Chair
Rep. Aaron Pena, Vice Chair
Rep. Debbie Riddle, Member
The subcommittee is charged with the duty and responsibility of
conducting hearings on the referenced bills. All meetings of the
subcommittee shall be scheduled by the subcommittee chair under the
same rules of procedure as govern the conduct of a standing committee.
Therefore, House members with bills referred to the Subcommittee on
Enhancements should make hearing requests directly to Rep. Hodge.
Reports by the subcommittee will be received by the Chair of the
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee for action on those reports by the
entire standing committee.
Your attention and adherence to this procedure is most appreciated.
HB 825
The chair laid out HB 825.
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.
Representative Moreno, Paul moved that HB 825, 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 Keel; Riddle; Pena; Denny;
Moreno, Paul; Reyna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Escobar; Hodge; Raymond (3).
HB 746
The chair laid out HB 746.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the
measure.
(Representative Hodge now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Denny in chair.)
HB 969
The chair laid out HB 969.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Keel in chair.)
HB 1032
The chair laid out HB 1032.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
(Representative Riddle in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Keel in chair.)
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HB 268
(Representative Riddle in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 268 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Keel offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
(Representative Raymond now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the
measure.
Representative Riddle moved that HB 268, as amended, 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 Keel; Riddle; Pena; Denny;
Hodge; Reyna (6).
Nays: Representative Raymond (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Escobar; Moreno, Paul (2).
(Representative Keel in chair.)
At 7:17 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. Keel, Chair
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Damian Duarte, Clerk
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