The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

March 2, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 25, 2009, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 3:50 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hunter; Hughes; Alonzo; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Martinez, "Mando" (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Lewis; Madden; Woolley (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Woolley now present.)

 

(Representative Lewis now present.)

 

 

HB 29

 

The chair laid out HB 29.

 

(Representative Madden now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Representative Leibowitz offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 670

 

The chair laid out HB 670.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 29

 

The chair laid out HB 29 as pending business.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Justices of the Peace.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Justices of the Peace:  Representative Martinez, "Mando", Chair; Representatives Alonzo and Jackson, Jim.

 

At 8:34 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. Hunter, Chair

 

 

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Jennifer Welch, Clerk