The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

March 13, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 2:35 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul; Talton (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Vaught; Riddle; Pierson (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 312

 

The chair laid out HB 312.       

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Pierson now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vaught now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 126

 

The chair laid out HB 126.

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1093

 

The chair laid out HB 1093.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 347

 

The chair laid out HB 347.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 95

 

The chair laid out HB 95.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 800

 

The chair laid out HB 800.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1129

 

The chair laid out HB 1129.

 

The chair recognized Representative Macias to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Macias to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

HB 1766

 

The chair laid out HB 1766.

 

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 1203

 

The chair laid out HB 1203.

 

The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1480

 

The chair laid out HB 1480.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 628

 

The chair laid out HB 628.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1887

 

The chair laid out HB 1887 as pending business.

 

Representative Vaught moved that HB 1887, 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 Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Mallory Caraway; Pierson (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 495

 

The chair laid out HB 495 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 495, 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; Pierson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 959

 

The chair laid out HB 959 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 959, 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 Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 184

 

The chair laid out HB 184 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 184, 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; Pierson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

At 8:35 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