The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

March 12, 2007

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

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2007 for a public hearing and pursuant to the permission granted for the committee to meet while the house is in session during bill referral, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 3:46 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; West, George "Buddy" (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 946

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ortiz, Jr. now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

HB 442

 

The chair laid out HB 442.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

HB 1110

 

The chair laid out HB 1110.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 442 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Allen, Alma in chair.)

 

HB 488

 

The chair laid out HB 488.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

HB 638

 

The chair laid out HB 638.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative West in chair.)

 

HCR 96

 

The chair laid out HCR 96.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

The chair directed that the February 26, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Law Enforcement be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

At 4:32 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. Driver, Chair

 

 

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Candace Brown, Clerk