The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

88th Legislature

May 3, 2023

8:00 a.m.

E2.016

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2023, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Leach, at 8:02 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Johnson, Julie; Flores; Murr; Slawson; and Vasut.

A quorum was present.

SB 1054

The chair laid out SB 1054.

The chair recognized Representative Burrows to explain SB 1054.

The chair recognized Representative Burrows to close on SB 1054.

SB 1054 was left pending without objection.

SB 21

The chair laid out SB 21.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained SB 21.

(Representative Schofield now present.)

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

(Representative Moody now present.)

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

(Representative Davis now present.)

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

The chair closed on SB 21.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 21 was left pending without objection.

SB 2310

The chair laid out SB 2310.

The chair recognized Representative Smith to explain SB 2310.

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

The chair recognized Representative Smith to close on SB 2310.

SB 2310 was left pending without objection.

SB 694

The chair laid out and explained SB 694.

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

The chair closed on SB 694.

SB 694 was left pending without objection.

The committee stood at ease briefly.

HB 356

The chair laid out HB 356 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 356, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3058

The chair laid out HB 3058 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3058, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4657

The chair laid out HB 4657 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 4657, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4032

The chair laid out HB 4032 as pending business.

Representative Johnson, Julie moved that HB 4032, 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 Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Vasut (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Leach; Schofield; Slawson (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4897

The chair laid out HB 4897 as pending business.

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Johnson, Julie moved that HB 4897, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

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

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Johnson, Julie moved that HB 4897, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2731

The chair laid out HB 2731 as pending business.

Representative Vasut moved that HB 2731, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Leach; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Murr (1).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3168

The chair laid out HB 3168.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 3168, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3170

The chair laid out HB 3170 as pending business.

Representative Slawson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 3170, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Leach; Murr; Slawson; Vasut (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Schofield (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3200

The chair laid out HB 3200 as pending business.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 3200, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Leach; Murr; Slawson; Vasut (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Schofield (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3481

The chair laid out HB 3481 as pending business.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that HB 3481, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3357

The chair laid out HB 3357 as pending business.

Representative Vasut offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that HB 3357, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Flores; Moody (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis (1).

HB 3671

The chair laid out HB 3671 as pending business.

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Flores moved that HB 3671, 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 Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Vasut (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Leach; Slawson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2117

The chair laid out HB 2117 as pending business.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 2117, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Leach; Schofield; Slawson (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Murr; Vasut (2).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1464

The chair laid out HB 1464 as pending business.

Representative Johnson, Julie moved that HB 1464, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Vasut (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Schofield; Slawson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 5110

The chair laid out HB 5110 as pending business.

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Johnson, Julie moved that HB 5110, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 48

The chair laid out SB 48 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 48, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 896

The chair laid out SB 896 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that SB 896, 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; Johnson, Julie; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis; Flores; Moody (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1173

The chair laid out SB 1173 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that SB 1173, 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; Johnson, Julie; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (8).

Nays:                           Representative Davis (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1602

The chair laid out SB 1602 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1602, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1045

The chair laid out SB 1045, the companion to HB 3166.

Representative Murr offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murr moved that SB 1045, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 380

The chair laid out SB 380, the companion to HB 3544.

Representative Moody moved that SB 380, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 559

The chair laid out SB 559, the companion to HB 2846.

Representative Slawson moved that SB 559, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 569

The chair laid out SB 569, the companion to HB 2331.

The chair moved that SB 569, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 855

The chair laid out SB 855, the companion to HB 3519.

Representative Slawson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 855, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1612

The chair laid out SB 1612, the companion to HB 3403.

Representative Vasut moved that SB 1612, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SCR 44

The chair laid out SCR 44, the companion to HCR 107.

The chair moved that SCR 44, 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; Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3170

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

The chair laid out HB 3170 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Slawson moved that HB 3170, 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; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 9:01 a.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