The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

89th Legislature

August 20, 2025

9:00 a.m.

E2.036

Pursuant to a notice posted on August 18, 2025, revised on August 20, 2025, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Leach, at 9:02 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Dyson; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; and Schofield.

A quorum was present.

Due to technical issues, the posting notice was revised on August 20, 2025 to move the location of the hearing from E2.030 to E2.036.

HB 16

The chair laid out HB 16.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 16.

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

(Representative Flores now present.)

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

(Representative Johnson now present.)

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 16, 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; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Dutton (1).

At 9:09 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 Wood, Clerk