The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

April 25, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 56

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 25, 2007, and after a suspension of the rules on the House floor by Representative Driver, who requested permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house was  in session on April 25, 2007, during the reading and referral of bills, pursuant to their committee postings, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 8:29 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Absent:              Representative West, George "Buddy" (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 124

 

The chair laid out HB 124 as pending business.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 124, without amendments, 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; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 1889

 

The chair laid out HB 1889 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Driver offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Allen, Alma moved that HB 1889, 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; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 1934

 

The chair laid out HB 1934 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 1934, 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; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

SB 548

 

The chair laid out SB 548 as pending business.

 

Representative Latham moved that SB 548, 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; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

SB 1315

 

The chair laid out SB 1315, the companion to HB 157.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 1315, without amendments, 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; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

At 8:34 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