House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
            75th Legislature
            March 12, 1997
            10:30 am or upon adjournment
            Capitol Extension, E1.026, E1.026
            
            Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 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 2:35 pm.
            
            The roll was answered as follows:  
            
            Present:  Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                      McClendon; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; 
                      Williams (8).
            
            Absent:   Representative McReynolds (1).
            
            A quorum was present.
            
            
            The chair announced that HB 79, HB 87, and HB 983 had been 
            withdrawn at the requests of their authors. 
            
            HB 1979
            
            The chair laid out HB 1979.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            (Representative McReynolds now present.)  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Staples moved that HB 1979 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 Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                      McClendon; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; 
                      Smith; Williams (9).
            
            Nays:     None (0).
            
            Present not Voting:      None (0).
            
            Absent:   None (0).
            
            
            HB 677
            
            The chair laid out HB 677.  
 
            


            
            The chair recognized Representative  Solomons to explain 
            the measure.  
            
            Representative Staples offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on 
            the measure.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            HB 1714
            
            The chair laid out HB 1714.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Serna to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Serna to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            HB 380
            
            The chair laid out HB 380.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            HB 319
            
            The chair laid out HB 319.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            HB 1006
            
            The chair laid out HB 1006.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain 
            the measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to close on 
 
            


            the measure.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            HB 247
            
            The chair laid out HB 247.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Longoria to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Longoria to close on 
            the measure.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            
            HB 1827
            (Representative Staples in chair.)  
            
            The chair laid out HB 1827.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
            measure.  
            Representative Reyna, Arthur moved that HB 1827 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 1917
             
            The chair laid out HB 1917.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            Representative Reyna, Arthur offered an amendment to the 
 
            


            measure.  
            
            The amendment was adopted without objection.  
            
            Representative Staples offered an amendment to the measure.  
            
            The amendment was adopted without objection.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Staples moved that HB 1917, 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 Goodman; Staples; McReynolds; 
                      Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur (5).
            
            Nays:     None (0).
            
            Present not Voting:      None (0).
            
            Absent:   Representatives Jones, Jesse; McClendon; Smith; 
                      Williams (4).
            
            
            (Representative Goodman in chair.)  
            
            At 5:35 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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            Connie Johnson, Clerk