House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
         75th Legislature
         March 26, 1997
         2:00 pm   
         Capitol Extension, E1.014
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 1997, and a 
         suspension of the Five Day Posting rule, the House Committee 
         on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was 
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Allen Place at 
         2:25 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Place; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; 
                   Galloway, Carolyn; Keel, Terry; Nixon, Joe; Reyna, 
                   Arthur (8).
         
         Absent:   Representative Hinojosa (1).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 43
         
         The chair laid out HB 43.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.
           
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 136 and SB 160
         
         The chair laid out HB 136 and SB 160.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative West to explain the 
         measures.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bills were left pending without objection. 
         
          
         HB 195
         
         The chair laid out HB 195.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Place moved that HB 195 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 Place; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; 
                        Galloway, Carolyn; Keel, Terry; Nixon, Joe (7).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Hinojosa; Reyna, Arthur (2).
         
         
         HB 237
         
         The chair laid out HB 237.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Goolsby to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1011 and SB 46
         
         The chair laid out HB 1011 and SB 46.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Wolens to explain the measures.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bills were left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 476
         
         The chair recognized Representative Craddick to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 441
         
         The chair laid out HB 441.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1073 and SB 329
         
         The chair laid out HB 1073 and SB 329.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Torres to explain the 
 
         





         measures.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1553
         
         The chair laid out HB 1553.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2592
         
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 969 and SB 182
         
         The chair laid out HB 969 and SB 182.  
         
         The chair recognized Hartnett to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Talton moved that SB 182 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 failed by the following vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Place; Talton; Dunnam; 
                        Galloway, Carolyn; Keel, Terry; Reyna, Arthur 
                        (6).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Hinojosa; Nixon, Joe 
                        (3).
         
         
         HB 969 was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1096 and SB 121
         
 
         





         The chair laid out HB 1096 and SB 121.
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Swinford to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bills were left pending without objection. 
         
          HB 919
         
         The chair laid out HB 919.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Jones to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         (Representatives Farrar and Nixon, Joe now present.)  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1370 and HB 1968
         
         The chair laid out HB 1370 and HB 1968.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the 
         measures.
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The bills were left pending without objection.
         
         HB 573
         
         The chair laid out HB 573.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Keel, Terry to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 747, HB 1587, HB 1994, HB 1482
         
         The chair laid out HB 747, HB 1587, HB 1994, and HB 1482.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the 
         measures.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bills were left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 519
         
 
         





         The chair laid out HB 519.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Elkins to explain the measure.  
         
         
         (Representative Talton in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         (Representative Place now present.)  
         
         (Representative Place in chair.)  
         
         HB 1482
         
         The chair laid out HB 1482 as pending business.
           
         Representative Talton offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Talton moved that HB 1482, 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 Place; Talton; Dunnam; Farrar; 
                        Galloway, Carolyn; Keel, Terry; Nixon, Joe; 
                        Reyna, Arthur (8).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Hinojosa (1).
         
         (Representative Talton in chair.)  
         
         HB 521
         
         The chair laid out HB 521.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Galloway, Carolyn to 
         explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2442
         
         The chair laid out HB 2442.  
         
 
         





         The chair recognized Representative Galloway, Carolyn to 
         explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1689
         
         The chair laid out HB 1689.  
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 89
         
         The chair laid out HB 89.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1747
         
         The chair laid out HB 1747.
           
         The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1259
         
         The chair laid out HB 1259.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 8:50 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 Place, Chair
         
         
         
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         Arlene Zirkel, Clerk