The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

April 6, 2009

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

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 2:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Vo (6).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1074

 

The chair laid out HB 1074.

 

(Representative Burnam in chair.)

 

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 3389

 

The chair laid out HB 3389.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.

 

(Representative King, Phil now present.)

 

(Representative Driver now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

HB 454

 

The chair laid out HB 454.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 819

 

The chair laid out HB 819.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2347

 

The chair laid out HB 2347.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2411

 

The chair laid out HB 2411.

 

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2991

 

The chair laid out HB 2991.

 

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 3130

 

The chair laid out HB 3130.

 

(Representative Frost in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2399

 

The chair laid out HB 2399.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2839

 

The chair laid out HB 2839.

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 379

 

The chair laid out HB 379.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Frost in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

HB 1110

 

The chair laid out HB 1110.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Frost in chair.)

 

 

 

 

HB 4061

 

The chair laid out HB 4061.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1779

 

The chair laid out HB 1779.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 6:16 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