The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

84th Legislature

March 31, 2015

8:15 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2015, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 8:18 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; and Sheets.

A quorum was present.

HB 234

The chair laid out HB 234 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sheets moved that HB 234, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

HB 388

The chair laid out HB 388 as pending business.

Representative Raymond offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Thompson, Senfronia now present.)

Representative Clardy moved that HB 388, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 188

The chair laid out HB 188 as pending business.

Representative Thompson, Senfronia offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raymond moved that HB 188, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 703

The chair laid out HB 703 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Thompson, Senfronia moved that HB 703, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 705

The chair laid out HB 705 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 705, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 1334

The chair laid out HB 1334 as pending business.

Representative Clardy offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sheets moved that HB 1334, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3538

The chair laid out HB 3538 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 3538, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 234

Representative Raymond moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Raymond moved that HB 234, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

At 8:34 a.m., on the motion of Representative Smithee and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Smithee, Chair

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Beth Klunder, Clerk