The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

April 30, 2007

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

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2007, and after a suspension of the rules on the House floor by Representative Madden, who requested permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house was in session on April 30, 2007, during the reading and referral of bills, pursuant to their committee postings, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 7:54 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Vo; Ortiz, Jr.;  (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; West, George "Buddy" (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Latham in chair.)

 

HB 977

 

The chair laid out HB 977.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Ortiz, Jr. now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

SB 835

 

The chair laid out SB 835.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1354

 

The chair laid out SB 1354, the companion to HB 320.

 

Representative Latham moved that SB 1354, 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; West, George "Buddy" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 586

 

The chair laid out HB 586 as pending business.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 586, 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; West, George "Buddy" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2101

 

The chair laid out HB 2101 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2101, 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; West, George "Buddy" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 977

 

The chair laid out HB 977 as pending business.

 

Representative Allen, Alma moved that HB 977, 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; West, George "Buddy" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB 835

 

The chair laid out SB 835 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 835, 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; West, George "Buddy" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

At 8:05 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