House Committee on Public Safety 
         75th Legislature 
         April 2, 1997 
         2:15 pm  
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 104 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 1997, revised April  
         1, 1997, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Keith Oakley at 2:15 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oakley; Driver; Carter; Keel, Terry;  
                   Madden; Olivo (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Keffer; McClendon; Reyna, Elvira  
                   (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1366 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1366.   
          
         (Representative Reyna, Elvira now present.)   
          
         Representative Madden offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Keffer now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2406 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2406.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.   
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1153 and HB 1912 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1153.   
  
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain both  
         bills.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on both  
         bills.   
          
         Both bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 580   
          
         The chair laid out HB 580.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1200 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1200.   
          
         Representative Oakley offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 972 
          
         The chair laid out HB 972.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1598 and HB 1736 and HB 3113 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1598 and HB 1736 and HB 3113.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain all  
         three bills.   
          
         Testimony was taken on all three bills.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on  
         three measures.   
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1058 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1058.   
          
         The chair explained the measure for Representative Allen.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Driver in chair.)   
          
         HB 1115 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1115.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oakley to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Oakley in chair.)   
          
         At 5:50 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Keith Oakley, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         John W. Webb, Clerk