The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Subcommittee on Violent Crime

81st Legislature

March 24, 2009

8:00 a.m.

JHR 120

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 7, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Subcommittee on Violent Crime authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Subcommittee on Violent Crime held on March 24, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2009 and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule to hear HB 1681, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Subcommittee on Violent Crime, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Vaught, at 8:10 a.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Vaught; Hodge; Miklos (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Riddle; Vo (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2240

 

The chair laid out HB 2240.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1681

 

The chair laid out HB1681.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

Representative Vaught offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:11 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until during reading and referral of bills.

 

The committee reconvened at 12:25 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Vaught. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hodge; Miklos; Vaught (3).

 

Absent:              Representatives Riddle; Vo (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1681

 

The chair laid out HB 1681 as pending business.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2066

 

The chair laid out HB 2066.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Riddle in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 941

 

The chair laid out HB 941.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:36 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. Vaught, Chair

 

 

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Andrew Cates, Clerk