The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

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

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, and after an announcement from the floor on April 19, 2007 to suspend the 5 day posting rule to add HB 707 to the previously posted notice was granted, and a revised notice posted on April 19, 2007, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 8:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Frost; Vo (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Allen, Alma; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 534

 

The chair laid out SB 534, the companion to HB 992.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative West, George "Buddy" now present.)

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 534, 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; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Allen, Alma; Ortiz, Jr.  (2).

 

(Representative Ortiz, Jr. now present.)

 

HB 3341

 

The chair laid out HB 3341.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2112

 

The chair laid out HB 2112.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver  moved that HB 2112, 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.; West, George "Buddy" (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Vo (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Allen, Alma  (1).

 

(Representative Allen, Alma now present.)

 

HB 707

 

The chair laid out HB 707.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3341

 

The chair laid out HB 3341 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 3341, 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; Allen, Alma; Vo; West, George "Buddy" (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Frost; Ortiz, Jr.  (2).

 

HB 3854

 

The chair laid out HB 3854.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 586

 

The chair laid out HB 586.

 

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.

(Representative Latham in chair.)

 

HB 2101

 

The chair laid out HB 2101.

 

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.)

 

SB 548

 

The chair laid out SB 548.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:42 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