The House Committee on Law Enforcement 
         79th Legislature 
         March 7, 2005 
         1:30 PM 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On April 7, 2005, the House Committee on Law Enforcement  
         authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the  
         House Committee on Law Enforcement held on March 7, 2005. The  
         following are the corrected minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2005 and a revision  
         posted on March 3, 2005 and March 4, 2005, the House Committee  
         on Law Enforcement met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 1:36 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Driver; Jackson, Jim; Burnam; Frost;  
                    Hupp (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hegar; Veasey (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Veasey now present.) 
          
         HB 544 
          
         The chair laid out HB 544 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Hegar now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Burnam moved that HB 544, 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 Driver; Jackson, Jim; Hegar;  
                         Burnam; Frost; Hupp; Veasey (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
           
         HB 546 
          
         The chair laid out HB 546. 
          
         Representative Veasey offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bailey to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 311 
          
         The chair laid out HB 311. 
          
         Representative Hegar offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 896 
          
         The chair laid out HB 896. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 370 
          
         The chair laid out HB 370. 
          
         Representative Jackson offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
 
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         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 896 
          
         The chair laid out HB 896 as pending business. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:57 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Driver, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Alex Huffaker, Clerk 
          
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