House Committee on Public Safety
            75th Legislature
            March 10, 1997
            4:15 pm 
            Capitol Extension, E2.014
            
            Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 1997, the House 
            Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was 
            called to order by the Chair, Representative Keith Oakley 
            at 4:15 pm.
            
            The roll was answered as follows:  
            
            Present:  Representatives Oakley; Driver; Carter; Keel, 
                      Terry; Keffer; Olivo; Reyna, Elvira (7).
            
            Absent:   Representatives Madden; McClendon (2).
            
            A quorum was present.
            
            HCR 94
            
            The chair laid out HCR 94.  
            
            The chair recognized Ehrhardt to explain the measure.  
            
            (Representative Madden now present.)  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            (Representative McClendon now present.)  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Ehrhardt to close on 
            the measure.  
            
            Representative Carter moved that HCR 94 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 Oakley; Driver; Carter; Keel, 
                      Terry; Keffer; Madden; McClendon; Olivo; Reyna, 
                      Elvira (9).
            
            Nays:     None (0).
            
            Present not Voting: None (0).
            
            Absent:   None (0).
            
            HB 797
            The chair laid out HB 797, as substituted, on subcommittee 
            report.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the 
            measure.  
 
            


            
            Representative Driver moved that HB 797, as substituted, be 
            adopted and 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 Oakley; Driver; Carter; 
                      McClendon; Olivo (5).
            
            Nays:     Representatives Keel, Terry; Keffer; Madden; 
                      Reyna, Elvira (4).
            
            Present not Voting: None (0).
            
            Absent:   None (0).
            
            HB 414 and HB 948
            
            The chair laid out HB 414.  
            
            Representative Madden offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            The chair recognized Representatives Cuellar and Tillery to 
            explain the measure.
            
            The chair laid out HB 948.
            
            The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken on both bills.
            
            The chair recognized Representatives Cuellar to close on HB 
            414.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on HB 
            948.
            
            Both bills were left pending without objection. 
            
            (Representative Driver in chair.)  
            
            HB 1881
            
            The chair laid out HB 1881.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Oakley to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Oakley offered an amendment to the measure.  
            
            Representative Keel, Terry offered an amendment to the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            The chair recognized Representative Oakley to close on the 
 
            


            measure.  
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            (Representative Oakley in chair.)  
            
            At 7:05 pm, on the motion of the chair and without 
            objection, the meeting was recessed subject to the call of 
            the chair.  
            
            
            
            
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            Rep. Keith Oakley, Chair
            
            
            
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