The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

April 17, 2009

8:45 p.m.

Speaker's Committee Room, 2W.6

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 17, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 8:53 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (10).

 

Absent:              Representative Riddle (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3769 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

HB 3769

 

The chair laid out HB 3769.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2003 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

HB 2003

 

The chair laid out HB 2003.

 

Representative Vo offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 2003, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 3769

 

The chair laid out HB 3769 as pending business.

 

Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 3769, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 111

 

The chair laid out HB 111.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 111, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 301

 

The chair laid out HB 301.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 301, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 1396

 

The chair laid out HB 1396.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 1396, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Vaught; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             Representative Pierson (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 1480

 

The chair laid out HB 1480.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 1480, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Kent; Riddle  (3).

 

(Representative Kent now present.)

 

HB 1532

 

The chair laid out HB 1532.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 1532, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 1865

 

The chair laid out HB 1865.

 

Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 1865, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 2031

 

The chair laid out HB 2031.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 2031, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

(Representative Miklos in chair.)

 

HB 2059

 

The chair laid out HB 2059.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Moody moved that HB 2059, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

(Representative Gallego in chair.)

 

HB 2115

 

The chair laid out HB 2115.

 

The chair recognized Representative Moody to explain the measure.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 2115, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 2133

 

The chair laid out HB 2133.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 2133, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 2467

 

The chair laid out HB 2467.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 2467, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 3244

 

The chair laid out HB 3244.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 3244, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

HB 3481

 

The chair laid out HB 3481.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4400

 

The chair laid out HB 4400.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4456

 

The chair laid out HB 4456.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the adoption of the committee substitute.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2153

 

The chair laid out HB 2153.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

Representative Vaught offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the adoption of the committee substitute.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1614

 

The chair laid out HB 1614.

 

Representative Kent moved that HB 1614, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hodge; Riddle  (2).

 

At 10:12 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. Gallego, Chair

 

 

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Andrew Cates, Clerk