The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Subcommittee on Procedure
79th Legislature
April 27, 2005
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
John H. Reagan Building, Room 110
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 22, 2005 and pursuant to a
suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 25, 2005 to allow
the committee to consider HB 2906, 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 4:39 p.m.
Present: Representatives Hodge; Moreno, Paul (2).
Absent: Representative Escobar (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 494
The chair laid out HB 494.
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2906
The chair laid out HB 2906.
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Escobar now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Escobar in chair.)
HB 1927
The chair laid out HB 1927.
The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hodge in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The amendment to the committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3130
The chair laid out HB 3130.
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on
the measure.
Representative Escobar moved that HB 3130, without amendments,
be reported favorably to the full committee. The motion
prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hodge; Escobar (2).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
HB 2350
The chair laid out HB 2350.
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The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The amendment to the committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1075
The chair laid out HB 1075.
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Escobar in chair.)
(Representative Hodge in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:10 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. Hodge, Chair
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Rachael Schreiber, Clerk
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