The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

April 8, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 8, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 11:58 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Frost; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Burnam; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Vo (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the March 18, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Public Safety be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 207

 

The chair laid out HB 207 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 207, 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 Merritt; Frost; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Burnam; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Vo  (4).

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

HB 243

 

The chair laid out HB 243 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 243, 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; King, Phil; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Vo  (3).

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

HB 314

 

The chair laid out HB 314 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 314, 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; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 454

 

The chair laid out HB 454 as pending business.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 454, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)

 

HB 1490

 

The chair laid out HB 1490 as pending business.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 1490, 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; King, Phil; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Lewis  (1).

 

HB 1779

 

The chair laid out HB 1779 as pending business.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2077

 

The chair laid out HB 2077 as pending business.

 

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2168

 

The chair laid out HB 2168 as pending business.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 2168, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2347

 

The chair laid out HB 2347 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2347, 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 Merritt; Frost; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Burnam; Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (3).

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

HB 2507

 

The chair laid out HB 2507 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2507, 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; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2580

 

The chair laid out HB 2580 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2580, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2791

 

The chair laid out HB 2791 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2791, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2862

 

The chair laid out HB 2862 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2862, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2932

 

The chair laid out HB 2932 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2991

 

The chair laid out HB 2991 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2991, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 3068

 

The chair laid out HB 3068 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 3068, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lewis; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 4061

 

The chair laid out HB 4061 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Lewis now present.)

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 4061, 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; King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

HB 2932

 

The chair laid out HB 2932 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 2932, 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; King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

HB 1893

 

The chair laid out HB 1893 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Burnam offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 1893, 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; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis (5).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Burnam; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

At 12:36 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