The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

April 21, 2009

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 92

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 21, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 12:07 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Miklos; Pierson; Riddle (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kent; Moody; Vaught; Vo (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2153

 

The chair laid out HB 2153.

 

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Moody now present.)

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2153, 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; Hodge; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kent; Vaught; Vo  (3).

 

(Representative Kent now present.)

 

HB 124

 

The chair laid out HB 124.

 

Representative Kent 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Vo  (2).

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

HB 4456

 

The chair laid out HB 4456.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 4456, 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; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vaught  (1).

 

HB 2267

 

The chair laid out HB 2267.

 

Representative Kent moved that HB 2267, 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; Hodge; Kent; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Christian; Fletcher (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Miklos; Moody  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vaught  (1).

 

HB 3481

 

The chair laid out HB 3481.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3886

 

The chair laid out HB 3886.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 3886, 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; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vaught  (1).

 

At 12:25 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