The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

May 18, 2009

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

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 13, 2009,  revised on May 15, 2009, and permission granted to meet while the house is in session during bill referral on May 18, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 6:45 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Driver; Mallory Caraway; Lewis; Vo (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; Burnam; King, Phil; Rodriguez (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

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

 

Invited Testimony--Col. Beckworth, DPS

 

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

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

SB 1094

 

The chair laid out SB 1094.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1424

 

The chair laid out SB 1424.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 501

 

The chair laid out SB 501.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1785

 

The chair laid out SB 1785.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1967

 

The chair laid out SB 1967.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Burnam in chair.)

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 2037

 

The chair laid out SB 2037.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1243

 

The chair laid out SB 1243.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 329

 

The chair laid out SB 329.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 388

 

The chair laid out SB 388.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 374

 

The chair laid out SB 374.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 506

 

The chair laid out SB 506.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1165

 

The chair laid out SB 1165.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

SB 1783

 

The chair laid out SB 1783.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1946

 

The chair laid out SB 1946.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:16 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