The House Committee on Judiciary

80th Legislature

April 30, 2007

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

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2007, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett, at 8:06 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4039

 

The chair laid out HB 4039.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Goolsby now present.)

 

(Representative Gonzales now present.)

 

(Representative Hughes now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Alonzo moved that HB 4039, 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; Homer; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

SB 1412

 

The chair laid out SB 1412.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Gonzales moved that SB 1412, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Goolsby; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 1413

 

The chair laid out SB 1413.

 

(Representative Goolsby now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Gonzales moved that SB 1413, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hughes  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 1413 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Gonzales moved that SB 1413, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hughes; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 1416

 

The chair laid out SB 1416.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Gonzales moved that SB 1416, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hughes; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 885

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 885.

 

(Representative Hughes now present.)

 

Representative Alonzo moved that SB 885, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

SB 1182

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1182.

 

Representative Cook, Robby moved that SB 1182, 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; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

SB 1519

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1519.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Alonzo moved that SB 1519, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

SB 1655

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1655.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 1655, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gonzales; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 600

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 600.

 

(Representative Gonzales now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

Representative Homer moved that SB 600, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

At 9:09 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