MINUTES 
                                           
                        SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                            Wednesday, February 7, 2001 
                                     1:00 p.m. 
                                   Senate Chamber 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Criminal  
         Justice was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2001, in the Senate  
         Chamber at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister              None 
         Senator John Whitmire 
         Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Royce West 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:20 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Pursuant to the continuing overview of the Connally Unit  
         incident, the Committee heard testimony from Mrs. Jayne Hawkins  
         and Mrs. Lori Hawkins, the mother and wife of slain police  
         officer, Aubrey Hawkins.  Attached is a list of others  
         testifying on the incident. 
          
         The chair laid out SB269 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Ogden, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list. The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Ogden moved that SB269 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 1 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB87 and recognized Senator West, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  
  
         Senator West sent up a committee substitute; the chair  
         recognized Senator Ellis to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.    
          
         Senator Ogden sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;  
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator Whitmire  
         sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         At 5:56 p.m. Senator Whitmire assumed the chair.   
          
         At 6:04 p.m. Senator Armbrister resumed the chair.  
          
         Senator Moncrief requested unanimous consent to incorporate  
         amendments into the committee substitute; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator West then moved that the new committee  
         substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator West moved that SB87 do not pass but that CSSB87 be  
         reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 5  
         ayes, 1 nay, 1 present not voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out SB329 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Jackson, to explain the bill.  Senator Ogden sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Jackson to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are  
         shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Armbrister moved that SB329 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 6:55 p.m. Senator Staples assumed the chair.  
          
         The chair laid out SB288 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill. Senator Armbrister sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Armbrister to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Armbrister moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Ogden moved that SB288 do not pass but that CSSB288 be  
         reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 6  
         ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         At 7:15 p.m. Senator Armbrister resumed the chair.   
          
         Senator Bivins requested unanimous consent to be shown voting  
  
         aye on CSSB 288, without objection it was so ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 7:20 p.m. Senator Armbrister  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Kenneth Armbrister, Chair 
          
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         Kelly C. Gilbert, Clerk