The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

May 14, 2009

4:45 p.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission granted to meet while the house is in session on May 14, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 4:57 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Frost; Driver; King, Phil; Mallory Caraway; Vo (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Burnam; Lewis; Rodriguez (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Lewis now present.)

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

SB 374

 

The chair laid out SB 374.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 552

 

The chair laid out SB 552, the companion to HB 502.

 

Representative Frost moved that SB 1783, 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; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB 777

 

The chair laid out SB 777 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1858

 

The chair laid out SB 1858, the companion to HB 3419.

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to explain the measure.

 

Representative Driver moved that SB 1858, 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; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB 1909

 

The chair laid out SB 1909, the companion to HB 4143.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that SB 1909, 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; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

 

 

SB 2041

 

The chair laid out SB 2041.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Representative Vo moved that SB 2041, 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; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

At 5:12 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