The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

March 26, 2007

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

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 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 5:11 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Vo; West, George

"Buddy" (6).

 

Absent:              Representative Ortiz, Jr. (1).

 

quorum was present

 

HB 563

 

The chair laid out HB 563 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 563, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ortiz, Jr.  (1).

 

HB 2066

 

The chair laid out HB 2066 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 2066, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ortiz, Jr.  (1).

 

HB 1839

 

The chair laid out HB 1839.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Ortiz, Jr. now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 954

 

The chair laid out HB 954.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 915

 

The chair laid out HB 915.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1815

 

The chair laid out HB 1815.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Latham in chair.)

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 991

 

The chair laid out HB 991.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2813

 

The chair laid out HB 2813.

 

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.

 

HB 1103

 

The chair laid out HB 1103.

 

The chair recognized Representative Latham to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Latham to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Latham in chair.)

 

HB 3295

 

The chair laid out HB 3295.

 

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.

 

HB 2832

 

The chair laid out HB 2832.

 

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 588

The chair laid out HB 588.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:16 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