The House Committee on Judiciary

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

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

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett, at 8:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Goolsby (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Alonzo; Gonzales; Hughes; Krusee (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 399

 

The chair laid out SB 399.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gonzales now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the measure.

 

Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 399, 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 Hartnett; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Alonzo; Hughes; Krusee  (4).

 

SB 821

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 821.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

Representative Goolsby moved that SB 821, 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 Hartnett; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Alonzo; Hughes; Krusee  (4).

 

SB 560

 

The chair laid out SB 560 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Goolsby moved that SB 560, 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 Hartnett; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Alonzo; Hughes; Krusee  (4).

 

SB 819

 

(Representative Krusee now present.)

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 819.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The chair moved that SB 819, 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 Hartnett; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Krusee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Alonzo; Hughes  (3).

 

SB 496

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 496.

 

(Representative Homer now present.)

 

(Representative Hughes now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 496, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes; Krusee (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

SB 406

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 406.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 618

 

The chair laid out SB 618.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 565

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 565.

 

The chair 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.

 

HB 3198

 

The chair laid out and explained HB 3198.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 11:06 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. Hartnett, Chair

 

 

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Justin Yarborough, Clerk