The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 
         78th Legislature 
         May 8, 2003 
         5:30 p.m. 
         Speaker's Committee Room 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and a  
         suspension of all necessary rules to allow the committee to meet  
         while the house is in session on May 8, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Keel, at 5:34  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Keel; Ellis; Denny; Hodge; Talton (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Riddle; Dunnam; Moreno, Paul; Pena  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 827 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was  
         reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed  
         without objection.  
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute  
         was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without  
         objection. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Keel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Keel moved that SB 827, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Keel; Ellis; Denny; Hodge;  
                             Talton (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Riddle; Dunnam; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Pena  (4).  
         HB 237 
          
         The chair laid out HB 237 as pending business.  
  
         Representative Keel offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Denny moved that HB 237, as amended, be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record  
         vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Keel; Denny; Talton (3).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Ellis; Hodge (2).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Riddle; Dunnam; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Pena  (4).  
           
         SB 631 
          
         The chair laid out SB 631 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Talton offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Talton moved that SB 631, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Keel; Ellis; Denny; Hodge;  
                             Talton (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Riddle; Dunnam; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Pena  (4).  
           
         SB 685 
         The chair laid out SB 685 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Keel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Keel moved that SB 685, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Keel; Ellis; Denny; Hodge;  
                     
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                             Talton (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Riddle; Dunnam; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Pena  (4).  
           
         At 5:44 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. Keel, Chair 
          
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         Damian Duarte, Clerk