The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

April 2, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, 46

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 2, 2009, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 1:18 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Absent:              Representative Alonzo (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that the March 23, 2009 minutes for the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HCR 22

 

The chair laid out HCR 22 as pending business.

 

Representative Hughes offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that HCR 22, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 600

 

The chair laid out HB 600 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that HB 600, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 1551

 

The chair laid out HB 1551 as pending business.

 

Representative Hughes moved that HB 1551, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 533

 

The chair laid out HB 533 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Woolley moved that HB 533, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 2416

 

The chair laid out HB 2416 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 2416, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 2417

 

The chair laid out HB 2417 as pending business.

 

Representative Hughes moved that HB 2417, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

 

 

HB 659

 

The chair laid out HB 659 as pending business.

 

Representative Madden moved that HB 659, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 123

 

The chair laid out HB123 as pending business.

 

Representative Woolley moved that HB123, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 692

 

The chair laid out HB 692 as pending business.

 

Representative Hughes moved that HB 692, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Alonzo; Lewis  (2).

 

HB 677

 

The chair laid out HB 677 as pending business.

 

Representative Hughes moved that HB 677, 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 Hunter; Hughes; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 2368

 

The chair laid out HB 2368 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:32 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