The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

88th Legislature

May 5, 2023

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2023, and permission granted on May 5, 2023, 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 Leach, at 3:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; and Vasut.

A quorum was present.

HB 5004

The chair laid out HB 5004 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5004, 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; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

SB 1612

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

Representative Schofield moved that SB 1612, 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; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

SB 944

The chair laid out SB 944 as pending business.

Representative Schofield 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 Leach; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

SB 1054

The chair laid out SB 1054 as pending business.

Representative Vasut moved that SB 1054, 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; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

SB 1780

The chair laid out SB 1780, the companion to HB 5004.

Representative Flores moved that SB 1780, 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; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

SB 2310

The chair laid out SB 2310 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2310, 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; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr (4).

At 3:04 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