The House Committee on Corrections

80th Legislature

March 12, 2007

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2007, and a revised notice posted on March 7, 2007, the House Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Madden, at 10:06 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Madden; McReynolds; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hochberg; Dunnam; Oliveira (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the March 5, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Corrections be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Special Populations:  Representative Haggerty, Chair; Representatives Jones, Delwin and McReynolds.

 

The following bills were referred to the Subcommittee on Special Populations: HB 763, HB 2100, HB 1770, HB 199, HB 429, and HB 431.

 

HB 914

 

The chair laid out HB 914 as pending business.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 47

 

The chair laid out HB 47 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 47, 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 Madden; McReynolds; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin; Oliveira (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hochberg; Dunnam  (2).

 

 

HB 898

 

The chair laid out HB 898 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 898, 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 Madden; McReynolds; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin; Oliveira (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hochberg; Dunnam  (2).

 

HB 282

 

The chair laid out HB 282 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 282, 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 Madden; McReynolds; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin; Oliveira (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hochberg; Dunnam  (2).

 

HB 281

 

The chair laid out HB 281 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 281, 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 Madden; McReynolds; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin; Oliveira (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hochberg; Dunnam  (2).

 

(Representative Jones, Delwin in chair.)

 

HB 433

 

The chair laid out HB 433.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1944

 

The chair laid out HB 1944.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Madden in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hochberg now present.)

 

 

 

 

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1068

 

The chair laid out HB 1068.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Hochberg in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

HB 1453

 

The chair laid out HB 1453.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1276

 

The chair laid out HB 1276.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 430

 

The chair laid out HB 430.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Haggerty in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hochberg in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2611

 

The chair laid out HB 2611.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Madden in chair.)

 

At 1:45 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. Madden, Chair

 

 

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Raenetta Nance, Clerk