The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

83rd Legislature

May 15, 2013

9:00 a.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 14, 2013, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Herrero, at 9:12 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Herrero; Carter; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Moody; Schaefer; and Toth.

A quorum was present.

SB 249

The chair laid out SB 249, companion to HB 1064.

The chair explained SB 249.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Moody moved that SB 249, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Herrero; Carter; Moody (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Burnam; Leach; Schaefer (3).

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Canales; Toth (2).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 549

The chair laid out SB 549 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 549.

Representative Toth moved that SB 549, 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 Herrero; Carter; Burnam; Leach; Moody; Toth (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Canales; Schaefer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 592

The chair laid out SB 592 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 592.

Representative Canales moved that SB 592, 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 Herrero; Carter; Canales; Leach; Moody; Toth (6).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Burnam (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 780

The chair laid out SB 780 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 780.

Representative Canales moved that SB 780, 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 Herrero; Canales; Leach; Moody; Toth (5).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Carter; Burnam (2).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 826

The chair laid out SB 826 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 826.

SB 826 was left pending without objection.

SB 977

The chair laid out SB 977 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 977.

Representative Canales moved that SB 977, 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 Herrero; Carter; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Moody; Schaefer (7).

Nays:                           Representative Toth (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 1172

The chair laid out SB 1172 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 1172.

Representative Canales moved that SB 1172, 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 Herrero; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Schaefer (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Carter; Moody; Toth (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 1416

The chair laid out SB 1416 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 1416.

Representative Toth moved that SB 1416, 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 Herrero; Carter; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Moody; Schaefer; Toth (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 1439

The chair laid out SB 1439 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 1439.

Representative Toth moved that SB 1439, 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 Herrero; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Moody; Toth (6).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Carter; Hughes (2).

SB 1522

The chair laid out SB 1522 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 1522.

The chair moved that SB 1522, 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 Herrero; Carter; Burnam; Canales; Leach; Moody (6).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Toth (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

SB 1798

The chair laid out SB 1798 as pending business.

The chair explained SB 1798.

Representative Carter moved that SB 1798, 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 Herrero; Carter; Canales; Leach; Moody; Toth (6).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Burnam (1).

Absent:                        Representative Hughes (1).

At 9:44 a.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. Herrero, Chair

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Vanessa Fuentes, Clerk