House Committee on Corrections 
         76th Legislature 
         March 16, 1999 
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Pat Haggerty at  
         2:07 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Haggerty; Staples; Allen; Ellis,  
                   Dan; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Culberson; Farrar (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 788 
          
         The chair laid out HB 788.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Lengefeld offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that HB 788, as substituted, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Ellis, Dan;  
                        Lengefeld; Longoria (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Culberson; Farrar; Gray  
                        (4). 
          
         HB 854 
          
         The chair laid out HB 854.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Longoria offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         (Representative Farrar now present) 
          
         (Representative Culberson now present) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lengefeld moved that HB 854, as substituted, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Culberson;  
                        Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Lengefeld; Longoria (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Allen; Gray (2). 
          
         HB 1858 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1858.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1796 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1796.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Arthur Reyna to explain  
         the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Longoria offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 812 
          
         The chair laid out HB 812.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Longoria offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1112 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1112.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Longoria offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Culberson moved that HB 1112, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Allen;  
                        Culberson; Ellis, Dan; Lengefeld; Longoria (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Gray (2). 
          
         HB 2593 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2593.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1713 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1713 as pending business.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Ellis, Dan offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Allen moved that HB 1713, 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 Haggerty; Allen; Culberson;  
                        Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Staples (1). 
          
         HB 903 
          
         The chair laid out HB 903.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 275 
          
         The chair laid out HB 275 as pending business.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gray moved that HB 275, 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 Haggerty; Staples; Allen;  
                        Ellis, Dan; Farrar; Gray; Lengefeld; Longoria  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Culberson (1). 
          
         At 4:39 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. Pat Haggerty, Chair 
          
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         Amy Turner, Clerk