The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

85th Legislature

April 27, 2017

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 13

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 27, 2017, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:15 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Smithee; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; and Schofield.

A quorum was present.

HB 606

The chair laid out HB 606 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Farrar now present.)

Representative Schofield moved that HB 606, 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; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Gutierrez (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Neave (2).

HB 995

The chair laid out HB 995 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that HB 995, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Neave (2).

HB 1032

The chair laid out HB 1032 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 1032, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Neave (2).

HB 1066

The chair laid out HB 1066 as pending business.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 1066, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Neave (2).

HB 1226

The chair laid out HB 1226 as pending business.

HB 1226 was left pending without objection.

HB 1435

The chair laid out HB 1435 as pending business.

HB 1435 was left pending without objection.

HB 1538

The chair laid out HB 1538 as pending business.

(Representative Neave now present.)

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 1538, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 1844

The chair laid out HB 1844 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1844 was left pending without objection.

HB 1892

The chair laid out HB 1892 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 1892, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 1974

The chair laid out HB 1974 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rinaldi moved that HB 1974, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2121

The chair laid out HB 2121 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 2121, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2122

The chair laid out HB 2122 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2122, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2128

The chair laid out HB 2128 as pending business.

Representative Murr moved that HB 2128, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2158

The chair laid out HB 2158 as pending business.

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 2158, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2221

The chair laid out HB 2221 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 2221, 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; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Gutierrez; Neave (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2269

The chair laid out HB 2269 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 2269, 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; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Gutierrez; Neave (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2457

The chair laid out HB 2457 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rinaldi moved that HB 2457, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Hernandez (2).

HB 2469

The chair laid out HB 2469 as pending business.

Representative Murr moved that HB 2469, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Hernandez (2).

HB 2552

The chair laid out HB 2552 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2552, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Hernandez (2).

HB 2574

The chair laid out HB 2574 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that HB 2574, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Neave (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2612

The chair laid out HB 2612 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 2612, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2776

The chair laid out HB 2776 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2776, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HCR 91

The chair laid out HCR 91 as pending business.

Representative Laubenberg offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Laubenberg moved that HCR 91, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 4107

The chair laid out HB 4107 as pending business.

Representative Neave offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Neave moved that HB 4107, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3240

The chair laid out HB 3240 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 3240, 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; Laubenberg; Murr; Rinaldi; Schofield (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Gutierrez; Neave (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 259

The chair laid out SB 259, the companion to HB 1755.

Representative Neave moved that SB 259, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 42

The chair laid out SB 42, the companion to HB 1487.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 42, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3971

The chair laid out HB 3971 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3971, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 4147

The chair laid out HB 4147 as pending business.

Representative Murr moved that HB 4147, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 4032

The chair laid out HB 4032 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4032, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3763

The chair laid out HB 3763 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3763, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi (7).

Nays:                           Representative Schofield (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 2916

The chair laid out HB 2916 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2916, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3021

The chair laid out HB 3021 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3021, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3069

The chair laid out HB 3069 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3069, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3391

The chair laid out HB 3391 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3391, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3627

The chair laid out HB 3627 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3627, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3481

The chair laid out HB 3481 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3481, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

SB 303

The chair laid out SB 303, the companion to HB 2103.

The chair moved that SB 303, 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; Farrar; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

HB 3785

The chair laid out HB 3785 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that HB 3785, 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; Gutierrez; Laubenberg; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez (1).

At 1:38 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. Smithee, Chair

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Beth Klunder, Clerk