The House Committee on Judiciary 
         79th Legislature 
         April 20, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #70 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 20,  
         2005, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett,  
         at 12:03 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson; Alonzo;  
                    Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2531 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2531 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 2531, 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; Hughes; Hopson; Alonzo;  
         Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         HB 3541 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3541 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hopson moved that HB 3541, 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; Hughes; Hopson;  
                          Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         CSHB 967 
          
         The chair laid out the previously adopted committee substitute  
         to HB 967 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 967, 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; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         HB 2509 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2509 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hughes moved that HB 2509, 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; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         HB 3434 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3434. 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3434 was  
 
         reported..  The motion to reconsider prevailed without  
         objection. 
           
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 3434, 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; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         SB 552 
          
         The chair laid out SB 552 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gonzales moved that SB 552, 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; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         At 12:07 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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         House Committee on Judiciary 
         4/20/2005 
          
         Matt Lamon, Clerk 
          
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