The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

 

80th Legislature

March 21, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2007, the House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Dutton, at 6:24 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Dutton; Eiland; Hernandez; Strama; Vaught (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Bolton; Farias; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles now present.)

 

HB 1481

 

The chair laid out HB 1481.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Farias now present.)

 

(Representative Farrar now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 525

 

The chair laid out HB 525.

 

The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2030

 

The chair laid out HB 2030.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 876

 

The chair laid out HB 876.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1078

 

The chair laid out HB 1078.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Bolton now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB554, HB555

 

The chair laid out HB554, HB555.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Farrar now in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dutton now in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 1995

 

The chair laid out HB 1995.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Farrar in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

(Representative Dutton now in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 568

 

The chair laid out HB 568.

 

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 2078

 

The chair laid out HB 2078.

 

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.

 

At 11:43 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. Dutton, Chair

 

 

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Nicole Bates, Clerk