The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

May 1, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 26, 2007, and an announcement from the House floor on April 30, 2007, suspending the 5 day posting rule to allow the committee to consider HB 2838 which was reflected in the revised posting on May 1, 2007, and with permission to meet during the referral of bills, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 8:54 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Moreno, Paul; Pierson (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 528

 

The chair laid out SB 528, the companion to HB 1266.

 

The chair moved that SB 528, 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; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 1997

 

The chair laid out HB 1997.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

The chair moved that HB 1997, as substituted, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3489

 

The chair laid out HB 3489.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 3489, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar (4).

 

Nays:                             Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hodge  (1).

 

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

 

HB 3682

 

The chair laid out HB 3682.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 3682, 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:                             Representative Hodge (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 172

 

The chair laid out HB 172.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 172, 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; Hodge; Mallory Caraway (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

SB 157

 

The chair laid out SB 157, the companion to HB 529.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the measure.

 

The chair moved that SB 157, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3858

 

The chair laid out HB 3858.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

The chair moved that HB 3858, as substituted, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2838

 

The chair laid out HB 2838.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1203

 

The chair laid out SB 1203, the companion to HB 2720.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

The chair moved that SB 1203, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hodge  (1).

 

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

 

HB 1048

 

The chair laid out HB 1048.

 

Representative Vaught moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1048 failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2795

 

The chair laid out HB 2795.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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 3807

 

The chair laid out HB 3807.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3801

 

The chair laid out HB 3801.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 11:37 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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Anne Creixell, Clerk