House Committee on Civil Practices 
         75th Legislature 
         April 29, 1997 
         4:00 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Civil Practices met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Patricia Gray at  
         6:51 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                   Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Nixon, Joe (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2864 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2864 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 2864, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         HB 3052 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3052 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bosse moved that HB 3052 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         HB 3087 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3087 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bosse moved that HB 3087, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         HB 2421 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2421 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 2421, as amended, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         HCR 118 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 118 as pending business.   
          
         (Representative Goodman now present.)   
          
         Representative Zbranek offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Zbranek moved that HCR 118, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HCR 26 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 26 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bosse moved that HCR 26 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HCR 182 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 182 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Roman moved that HCR 182, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HCR 130 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 130 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Zbranek moved that HCR 130 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Roman;  
                        Zbranek (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Alvarado; Goodman  
                                  (2). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HB 2836 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2836 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Alvarado moved that HB 2836 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Alvarado; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Zbranek (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Hilbert (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Dutton; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         SB 887 
          
         The chair laid out SB 887.   
          
         (Representative Dutton now present.)   
          
         Representative Bosse moved that SB 887 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Dutton; Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Nixon, Joe (1). 
          
         SB 1697 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1697.   
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 1697 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  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Dutton; Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Nixon, Joe (1). 
          
         SB 1376 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1376.   
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bosse moved that SB 1376, 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 vote:   
  
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Alvarado; Bosse;  
                        Dutton; Goodman; Roman; Zbranek (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Nixon, Joe (1). 
          
         HB 1202 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1202 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bosse offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 1202, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Alvarado; Dutton (2). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Nixon, Joe (1). 
          
         HB 2547 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2547.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Zbranek offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Goodman offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 2547, as amended, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the  
         following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Dutton;  
                        Goodman (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Roman; Zbranek (2). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HB 2238 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2238.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1022 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1022 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Dutton moved that HB 1022, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Dutton;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Goodman (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Nixon, Joe (2). 
          
         HB 3193 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3193.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Hernandez to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Hernandez to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 563 
          
         The chair laid out HB 563.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Swinford to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Swinford to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 71 
          
         The chair laid out HB 71.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Longoria to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Longoria to close on the measure.   
          
         Representative Goodman moved that HB 71 be reported favorably  
                        to the full house with the recommendation that  
                        it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
                        prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Dutton; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         (Representative Hilbert in chair.)   
          
         SB 753 
          
         The chair laid out SB 753.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measure.   
  
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 753 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Dutton; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         SB 323 
          
         The chair laid out SB 323.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 323 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Dutton; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         SB 135 
          
         The chair laid out SB 135.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 135 be reported favorably  
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and  
         be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gray; Hilbert; Bosse; Goodman;  
                        Roman; Zbranek (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Alvarado; Dutton; Nixon, Joe  
                        (3). 
          
         At 9:01 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Patricia Gray, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Zoe Messinger, Clerk