House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
         75th Legislature
         March 5, 1997
         10:30 am or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public 
         hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative 
         Toby Goodman at 12:01 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; Williams 
                   (8).
         
         Absent:   Representative McClendon (1).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         At 12:02 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
         the meeting was recessed until 1:15 pm.
         
         The committee reconvened at 1:30 pm and was called to order by 
         the chair, Representative Goodman.  The roll was answered as 
         follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McClendon; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; 
                   Smith; Williams (9).
         
         Absent:   None (0).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 1150
         
         The chair laid out HB 1150.  
         
         Representative Staples offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1092
         
         The chair laid out HB 1092.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Serna to explain the 
         measure.  
 
         





         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Serna to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1092 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 Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McClendon; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; Williams   
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative McReynolds (1).
         
         HB 1150
         
         The chair laid out HB 1150 as pending business.  
         
         Representative Staples moved that HB 1150, 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 Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McClendon; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; 
                   Smith (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Williams (1).
         
         HB 1192
         
         The chair laid out HB 1192.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rhodes to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rhodes to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1336
 
         





         
         The chair laid out HB 1336.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         The chair recognized Dr. Tony Fabelo to address the committee 
         on the issue of Progressive Sanctions.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         HB 1337
         
         The chair laid out HB 1337.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1550
         
         The chair laid out HB 1550.  
         
         (Representative Staples in chair.)  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         Representative Naishtat offered an amendment to the committee 
         substitute.  
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without 
         objection.
 
         





         
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment  
         into a committee substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1550, 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 Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McClendon; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; 
                   Smith (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Williams (1).
         
         (Representative Goodman in chair.)  
         
         HB 278
         
         The chair laid out HB 278 as pending business.  
         
         Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Smith moved that HB 278, 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 Goodman; Staples; McClendon; 
                   McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith (7).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Jones, Jesse; Williams (2).
         
         
         At 4:55 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. Toby Goodman, Chair
         
         
         
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