The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

February 27, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 22, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 2:07 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Escobar; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Vaught; Riddle; Hodge; Moreno, Paul (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Vaught now present.)

 

HB 284

 

The chair laid out HB 284.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Representative Vaught offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Hodge now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Moreno, Paul now present.)

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vaught moved that HB 284, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Pierson; Talton (5).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Escobar  (1).

 

HB 587

 

The chair laid out HB 587.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 10

 

The chair laid out HB 10.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 284, 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 Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Talton (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Pierson  (2).

 

Due to the chair's inadvertent statement in which he moved to report HB 284 from committee, which had already been reported, Representative Hodge moved to reconsider this vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 10, 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 Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Talton (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Pierson  (2).

 

HB 330

 

The chair laid out HB 330.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 460

 

The chair laid out HB 460.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 963

 

The chair laid out HB 963.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Representative Pena offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 963, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hodge  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Moreno, Paul; Pierson; Talton  (3).

 

HB 1178

 

The chair laid out HB 1178.

 

The chair recognized Representative Escobar to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Escobar to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

HB 1265

 

The chair laid out HB 1265.

 

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.

 

HB 1266

 

The chair laid out HB 1266.

 

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.

 

HB 1267

 

The chair laid out HB 1267.

 

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.)

 

At 9:53 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