The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

April 4, 2007

upon lunch recess

1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on April 4, 2007, the House Committee on Law Enforcement was granted permission to meet in a formal meeting during lunch recess and met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 12:24 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Absent:              Representative Allen, Alma (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1423

 

Due to the caption not being updated on the committee substitute for HB 1423, Representative Frost moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 1423.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 1423, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 157

 

The chair laid out HB 157 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 157, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 1241

 

The chair laid out HB 1241 as pending business.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 1241, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 1955

 

The chair laid out HB 1955 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 1955, 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; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 2258

 

The chair laid out HB 2258 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 2258, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 2445

 

The chair laid out HB 2445 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 2445, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

HB 2295

 

The chair laid out HB 2295 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 2295, 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 Driver; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (4).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Latham; West, George "Buddy" (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

At 12:28 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