The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

May 20, 2009

3:00 p.m.

3W.15

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2009 and permission to meet while the House was in Session, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 3:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Christian; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Vaught (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 689

 

The chair laid out SB 689.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 689, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Vaught (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson; Riddle; Vo  (5).

 

SB 418

 

The chair laid out SB 418.

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Vaught moved that SB 418, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Riddle; Vaught (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson; Vo  (4).

 

SB 2047

 

The chair laid out SB 2047.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 2047, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Riddle; Vaught; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson  (3).

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 2047 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Miklos offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 2047, as amended, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Riddle; Vaught; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson  (3).

 

SB 1120

 

The chair laid out SB 1120.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Gallego moved that SB 1120, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Vaught; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Christian; Riddle (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson  (3).

 

SB 1273

 

The chair laid out SB 1273.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Miklos offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 1273, as amended, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Riddle; Vaught; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Pierson  (3).

 

SB 537

 

The chair laid out SB 537.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Vaught offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vaught moved that SB 537, as amended, 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; Miklos; Moody; Riddle; Vaught; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Pierson  (4).

 

At 3:27 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