The House Committee on Corrections 
         78th Legislature 
         March 11, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 6, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Corrections met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Allen, at 8:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Allen; Hopson; Farrar; Haggerty; Mabry  
                   (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Stick; Alonzo (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 864 
          
         The chair laid out HB 864. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Alonzo now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 291 
          
         The chair laid out HB 291. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hopson in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 24 
          
         The chair laid out HB 24. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the  
  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Allen in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 24, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Allen; Hopson; Alonzo;  
                             Haggerty; Mabry (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Stick; Farrar  (2).  
           
         HB 29 
          
         The chair laid out HB 29. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hopson in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until thirty minutes following  
         adjournment of the House of Representatives, March 11, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:05 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Allen. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Allen; Hopson; Haggerty; Mabry (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Stick; Alonzo; Farrar (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1236 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1236. 
          
         (Representative Alonzo now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Stick now present.) 
          
         (Representative Haggerty in chair.) 
          
         HB 1190 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1190. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Mabry offered a complete committee substitute.  
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 1372 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1372. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Haggerty offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1190 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1190 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Mabry offered a complete committee substitute.  
 
         House Committee on Corrections 
         3/11/2003 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Stick moved that HB 1190, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Allen; Stick; Haggerty;  
                             Mabry (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hopson; Alonzo; Farrar  (3).  
           
         At 12:50 p.m., 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. Allen, Chair 
          
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         Colleen Benefield, Clerk