The House Committee on Corrections

80th Legislature

March 26, 2007

9:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2007, the House Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Madden, at 9:10 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Madden; Hochberg; McReynolds; Dunnam; Jones, Delwin (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Haggerty; Oliveira (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Invited Testimony

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Haggerty now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

HB 2686

 

The chair laid out HB 2686.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that HB 2686, 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 Hochberg; McReynolds; Dunnam; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Madden (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Oliveira  (1).

 

Invited Testimony

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

HB 3309

 

The chair laid out HB 3309.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 3309, 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 Madden; Hochberg; McReynolds; Dunnam; Haggerty; Oliveira (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Jones, Delwin  (1).

 

HB 3521

 

The chair laid out HB 3521.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:52 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until final adjournment or recess of the House of Representatives, or if suspension of the rules permits, during the reading and referral of bills, March 26, 2007.

 

The committee received permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills and reconvened at 5:15 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Madden. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Madden; Hochberg; Dunnam; Haggerty; Jones, Delwin (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives McReynolds; Oliveira (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 427

 

The chair laid out HB 427.

 

Representative Haggerty offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

Invited Testimony

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 7:31 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