The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 
         Subcommittee on Procedure 
         79th Legislature 
         April 20, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2005, revised on April  
         15, 2005 to add HB 49 to the agenda, and pursuant to a  
         suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 18, 2005 to allow  
         the committee to consider HB 2343, HB 2929, and HB 3396, the  
         House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Subcommittee on  
         Procedure, met in a public hearing and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Hodge, at 3:39 p.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hodge; Moreno, Paul (2). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Escobar (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2343 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2343. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Luna to explain the measure.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Luna to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 49 
          
         The chair laid out HB 49. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Escobar now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2929 
           
         The chair laid out HB 2929. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3396 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3396. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Escobar in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1859 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1859. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1860 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1860. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 
         Subcommittee on Procedure 
         4/20/2005 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2861 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2861. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:17 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Hodge, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rachael Schreiber, Clerk 
          
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