House Committee on Corrections
75th Legislature
April 16, 1997
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 11, 1997, the House
Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Allen Hightower
at 5:14 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hightower; Allen; Farrar; Gray; Hupp
(5).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Marchant; Serna
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 126
The chair laid out HB 126 as pending business.
Representative Hightower offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Allen moved that HB 126, 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 Hightower; Allen; Farrar; Gray;
Hupp (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Edwards; Marchant;
Serna (4).
HB 819
The chair laid out HB 819 as pending business.
(Representative Serna now present.)
Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Edwards now present.)
Representative Allen moved that HB 819, 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 Hightower; Allen; Edwards;
Farrar; Gray; Serna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Hupp; Marchant (3).
HB 1693
The chair laid out HB 1693 as pending business.
Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Allen moved that HB 1693, 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 Hightower; Allen; Edwards;
Gray; Serna (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Farrar; Hupp;
Marchant (4).
HB 1667
The chair laid out HB 1667 and explained the measure.
(Representative Marchant now present.)
Representative Allen moved that HB 1667 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 Hightower; Allen; Edwards;
Gray; Marchant (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Farrar; Hupp; Serna
(4).
HB 3244
The chair laid out HB 3244.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the
measure.
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Serna now present.)
Representative Edwards moved that HB 3244, 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 Hightower; Allen; Edwards;
Gray; Marchant; Serna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Farrar; Hupp (3).
(Representative Allen in chair.)
HB 1427
The chair laid out HB 1427.
The chair recognized Representative Hightower to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Gray offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into
a committee substitute.
The committee substitute (with the amendment incorporated into
it) was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray moved that HB 1427, 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 Hightower; Allen; Edwards;
Gray; Marchant; Serna (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alexander; Farrar; Hupp (3).
(Representative Hightower in chair.)
HB 1882
The chair laid out HB 1882.
The chair recognized Representative Averitt to explain the
measure.
(Representative Allen in chair.)
Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Allen offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The amendment and substitute were withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Averitt to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Marchant in chair.)
HB 2153
The chair laid out HB 2153.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 51
The chair laid out SB 51.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the
measure.
Representative Allen offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 67
The chair laid out SB 67.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain and close
on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Serna in chair.)
HB 2489
The chair laid out HB 2489.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 403
The chair laid out HB 403.
The chair recognized Representative Staples to explain the
measure.
(Representative Allen in chair.)
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Staples to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:12 pm, 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. Allen Hightower, Chair
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Stacey Nicchio, Clerk