The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

February 20, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 14, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 5:26 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Pierson (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul; Talton (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 148

 

The chair laid out HB 148.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Talton now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 165

 

The chair laid out HB 165.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete 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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.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 bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 62

 

The chair laid out HB 62.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 63

 

The chair laid out HB 63.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

HB 1042

 

The chair laid out HB 1042.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

HB 8

 

The chair laid out HB 8.

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:59 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. Pena, Chair

 

 

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Gina Chung, Clerk