The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

84th Legislature

May 12, 2015

4:40 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 12, 2015, and permission granted on May 12, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 4:43 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 387

The chair laid out SB 387, the companion to HB 1029, as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Schofield moved that SB 387, 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; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Raymond (2).

SB 450

Representative Sheets laid out SB 450, the companion to HB 1406, as pending business.

Representative Sheets moved that SB 450, 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:

(Representative Raymond now present.)

Ayes:                           Representatives Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 455

The chair laid out SB 455, the companion to HB 1091, as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that SB 455, 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 Smithee; Clardy; Laubenberg; Schofield; Sheets (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Raymond; Thompson, Senfronia (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 627

The chair laid out SB 627, the companion to HB 1766, as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that SB 627, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 737

The chair laid out SB 737, the companion to HB 1660, as pending business.

Representative Raymond moved that SB 737, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 1139

The chair laid out SB 1139, the companion to HB 2768, as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1139, 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).

SB 1792

The chair laid out SB 1792, the companion to HB 705,  as pending business.

Representative Farrar moved that SB 1792, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2274

The chair laid out HB 2274 as pending business.

HB 2274 was left pending without objection.

HB 3095

The chair laid out HB 3095 as pending business.

Representative Thompson, Senfronia offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raymond moved that HB 3095, 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 3139

The chair laid out HB 3139 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 3139, 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 Smithee; Farrar; Clardy; Laubenberg; Raymond; Schofield; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

At 4:58 p.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