The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

86th Legislature

April 29, 2019

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 2019 and revised on April 26, 2019, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Leach, at 6:32 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Johnson, Julie; Meyer; Neave; and White.

A quorum was present.

HCR 92

The chair laid out HCR 92.

The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain HCR 92.

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Smith now present.)

(Representative Meyer in chair.)

(Representative Krause now present.)

(Representative Leach in chair.)

The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on HCR 92.

Representative White moved that HCR 92, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Smith; White (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie; Neave (3).

SB 346

The chair laid out and explained SB 346.

(Representative Neave now present.)

Representative White offered a complete committee substitute.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair closed on SB 346.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 346 was left pending without objection.

The chair directed that the April 23, 2019 minutes for the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 3568

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

Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 3568, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 3081

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

Representative Meyer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Krause moved that HB 3081, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 73

The chair laid out SB 73, the companion to HB 2435.

Representative Krause moved that SB 73, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 370

The chair laid out SB 370, the companion to HB 3349.

Representative Neave moved that SB 370, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 440

The chair laid out SB 440, the companion to HB 1793.

Representative White moved that SB 440, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 811

The chair laid out SB 811, the companion to HB 3946.

Representative Smith moved that SB 811, 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 Leach; Krause; Meyer; Smith; White (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Neave (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 1420

The chair laid out SB 1420, the companion to HB 2064.

Representative Neave moved that SB 1420, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 2342

The chair laid out SB 2342, the companion to HB 3336.

SB 2342 was left pending without objection.

SCR 21

The chair laid out SCR 21, the companion to HCR 78.

Representative Meyer moved that SCR 21, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 536

The chair laid out SB 536, the companion to HB 2803.

Representative White moved that SB 536, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; White (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie; Smith (3).

SB 362

The chair laid out SB 362 as pending business.

Representative White offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Neave moved that SB 362, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 2342

The chair laid out SB 2342, the companion to HB 3336, as pending business.

Representative Smith moved that SB 2342, 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 Leach; Krause; Meyer; Smith; White (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Neave (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 467

The chair laid out SB 467 as pending business.

Representative White moved that SB 467, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 192

The chair laid out SB 192 as pending business.

Representative Krause moved that SB 192, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

SB 27

The chair laid out SB 27 as pending business.

Representative White offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Meyer moved that SB 27, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 3570

The chair laid out HB 3570 as pending business.

Representative Meyer moved that HB 3570, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 2882

The chair laid out HB 2882 as pending business.

Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Neave moved that HB 2882, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 847

The chair laid out HB 847 as pending business.

Representative Krause moved that HB 847, 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 Leach; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (6).

Nays:                           Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 1222

The chair laid out HB 1222 as pending business.

Representative Meyer moved that HB 1222, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 3267

The chair laid out HB 3267 as pending business.

Representative Neave moved that HB 3267, 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 Leach; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (6).

Nays:                           Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

HB 3918

The chair laid out HB 3918 as pending business.

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 3918, 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 Leach; Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Meyer; Neave; Smith; White (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Johnson, Julie (2).

At 8:32 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. Leach, Chair

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Cassidy Zgabay, Clerk