The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Subcommittee on Victim's Rights and Violence Against Women

81st Legislature

March 25, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Subcommittee on Victim's Rights and Violence Against Women, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kent, at 8:09 a.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Kent; Moody; Vaught (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Gallego; Pierson (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2145

 

The chair laid out HB 2145.

 

Representative Kent offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Pierson 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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.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 2465

 

The chair laid out HB 2465.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2236

 

The chair laid out HB 2236 as pending business.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Moody to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Moody to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

At 8:20 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until the arrival of Rep. Chavez to lay out her bill.

 

The committee reconvened at 8:24 a.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kent. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Kent; Gallego; Moody; Pierson (4).

 

Absent:              Representative Vaught (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2465

 

The chair laid out HB 2465 as pending business.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:45 a.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. Kent, Chair

 

 

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Andrew Cates, Clerk