The House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety

82nd Legislature

April 11, 2011

1:40 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 11, 2011 and with permission granted on April 11, 2011 to meet while the house was in session, the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Miller, Sid, at 1:40 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; and Mallory Caraway.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the March 29, 2011 and April 5, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety and the March 24, 2011 minutes for the Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Issues be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 78

The chair laid out HB 78 as pending business.

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Walle now present.)

Representative Driver moved that HB 78, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HCR 90

The chair laid out HCR 90 as pending business.

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explain the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Burnam moved that HCR 90, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Walle (7).

Nays: None (0).

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

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

SB 545

The chair laid out SB 545 as pending business.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Walle moved that SB 545, 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 Miller, Sid; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Fletcher; Pena (2).

HB 584

The chair recalled HB 584 from subcommittee.

HB 584 was left pending without objection.

HB 647

The chair recalled HB 647 from subcommittee.

Representative Beck offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Mallory Caraway moved that HB 647, 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 Miller, Sid; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Fletcher; Pena (2).

HB 1391

The chair recalled HB 1391 from subcommittee.

HB 1391 was left pending without objection.

HB 1457

The chair recalled HB 1457 from subcommittee.

Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1457 was left pending without objection.

HB 1743

The chair recalled HB 1743 from subcommittee.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 1743, 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 Miller, Sid; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Fletcher; Pena (2).

HB 1765

(Representative Fletcher now present.)

The chair laid out HB 1765 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 1765, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Driver; Flynn (5).

Nays: Representatives Burnam; Mallory Caraway (2).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Walle (1).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2040

The chair laid out HB 2040 as pending business.

Representative Beck offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2040, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2127

The chair laid out HB 2127 as pending business.

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Driver moved that HB 2127, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2466

The chair recalled HB 2466 from subcommittee.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Mallory Caraway moved that HB 2466, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2470

The chair recalled HB 2470 from subcommittee.

Representative Beck offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Beck moved that HB 2470, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2623

The chair laid out HB 2623 as pending business.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 2623, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2937

The chair laid out HB 2937 as pending business.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Walle moved that HB 2937, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 3823

The chair laid out HB 3823 as pending business.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Burnam moved that HB 3823, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 2990

The chair laid out HB 2990 as pending business.

The chair explained the measure.

Representative Driver moved that HB 2990, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Driver; Flynn; Walle (6).

Nays: Representatives Burnam; Mallory Caraway (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pena (1).

HB 1457

The chair laid out HB 1457 as pending business.

Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to explain the measure..

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1457 was left pending without objection.

At 2:32 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. Miller, Sid, Chair

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Steven Schar, Clerk