House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
         75th Legislature
         March 26, 1997
         10:30 am or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E1.026
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 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 12:40 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; 
                   McClendon; McReynolds; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; 
                   Williams (8).
         
         Absent:   Representative Naishtat (1).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         SB 243
         
         The chair laid out SB 243.  
         
         The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 448.
         
         SB 435
         
         The chair laid out SB 435.  
         
         Representative Staples moved that SB 435 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; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; 
                        Williams (8).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Naishtat (1).
         
         
         HB 810
         
         The chair laid out HB 810.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         HB 857
         
         The chair laid out HB 857.  
         
 
         





         The chair recognized Rep. Delwin Jones to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Staples offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         (Representative Naishtat now present.)  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Delwin Jones to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 3313
         
         The chair laid out HB 3313.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Hilbert to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Hilbert to close on the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1545
         
         The chair laid out HB 1545.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Finnell to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Finnell to close on the measure.  
         
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 1545 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 999
         
         The chair laid out HB 999.  
 
         





         
         The chair recognized Rep. Galloway to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Staples in chair.)  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Galloway to close on the measure.  
         
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2245
         
         The chair laid out HB 2245.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Elvira Reyna to explain the measure.  
         
         (Representative Goodman in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Elvira Reyna to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         (Representative Staples in chair.)  
         
         
         HB 1091
         The chair laid out HB 1091.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative McClendon offered an amendment to the committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection.  
         
         Representative Staples offered an amendment to the committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
 
         





         The amendment was withdrawn without objection.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative McClendon offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Staples offered an amendment to the committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments 
         into a committee substitute.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Reyna, Arthur moved that HB 1091, 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; Williams (9).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        None (0).
         
         
         HB 1826
         
         The chair laid out HB 1826.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1826, 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.)  
         
         SB 334
         
         The chair laid out SB 334.  
         
         Representative McReynolds moved that SB 334 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).
         
         
         At 4:30 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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