The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

85th Legislature

May 10, 2017

3:45 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 10, 2017, and permission granted on May 10, 2017, 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 3:46 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 257

The chair laid out SB 257, the companion to HB 472.

The chair moved that SB 257, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 327

The chair laid out SB 327, the companion to HB 1374.

The chair moved that SB 327, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 511

The chair laid out SB 511, the companion to HB 1022.

The chair moved that SB 511, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 658

The chair laid out SB 658, the companion to HB 487.

The chair moved that SB 658, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 944

The chair laid out SB 944, the companion to HB 2122.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 944, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 1193

The chair laid out SB 1193, the companion to HB 2158.

The chair moved that SB 1193, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 1329

The chair laid out SB 1329, the companion to HB 3372.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1329, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 2053

The chair laid out SB 2053, the companion to HB 3739.

Representative Murr moved that SB 2053, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

SB 2174

The chair laid out SB 2174, the companion to HB 2916.

The chair moved that SB 2174, 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; Murr; Neave; Rinaldi; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Laubenberg (2).

At 3:56 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