The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

March 23, 2009

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

 

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 17, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Public Safety held on March 23, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2009, and revised on March 20, 2009, and pursuant to permission granted to meet while the House is in session during bill referral on March 23, 2009, to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 3:40 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Rodriguez; Vo (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2626

 

The chair laid out HB 2626.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 243

 

The chair laid out HB 243.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2214

 

The chair laid out HB 2214.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Vo now present.)         

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 243

 

The chair laid out HB 243 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1659

 

The chair laid out HB 1659.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to close on the measure.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2664

 

The chair laid out HB 2664.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 750

 

The chair laid out HB 750.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2523

 

The chair laid out HB 2523.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measure.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 286

 

The chair laid out HB 286.

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Frost in chair.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2033

 

The chair laid out HB 2033.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

HB 1093

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 1093, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; Mallory Caraway; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez  (3).

 

 

HB 590

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Mallory Caraway moved that HB 590, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; Mallory Caraway; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 120

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 120, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; Vo (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 175

 

The chair laid out HB 175.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1301

 

The chair laid out HB 1301.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:43 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. Merritt, Chair

 

 

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Paul Kamprath, Clerk