The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

May 12, 2009

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, 46

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 12, 2009, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 1:45 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

Absent:              Representative Hughes (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 555

 

The chair laid out SB 555.

 

Representative Jackson, Jim offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that SB 555, 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; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hughes; Alonzo  (2).

 

(Representative Alonzo now present.)

 

SB 2038

 

The chair laid out SB 2038.

 

Representative Jackson, Jim moved that SB 2038, 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; Alonzo; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hughes  (1).

 

SB 2229

 

The chair laid out SB 2229.

 

Representative Leibowitz moved that SB 2229, 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; Alonzo; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hughes  (1).

 

SB 1661

 

The chair laid out SB 1661.

 

Representative Jackson, Jim moved that SB 1661, 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; Alonzo; Branch; Hartnett; Jackson, Jim; Leibowitz; Lewis; Madden; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hughes  (1).

 

At 1:55 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