MINUTES 
                                           
                        SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                               Tuesday, May 13, 2003 
                                     8:00 a.m. 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
                                           
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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 Tuesday, May 13, 2003, in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator John Whitmire                   Senator John Carona 
         Senator Tommy Williams                  Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Rodney Ellis                    Senator Bill Ratliff 
         Senator Juan Hinojosa 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out HB 292 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Zaffirini, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB 292 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Hinojosa moved that  
         the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 275 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB 275 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Hinojosa moved that  
         the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 3377 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, Jr., 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 Ellis moved that HB 3377 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 900 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Estes, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB 900 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2071 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Averitt, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB  
         2071 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1940 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Hinojosa, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB  
         1940 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SJR 3 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, 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 Ellis  
         moved that SJR 3 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 32 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Deuell, 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 Ellis  
         moved that HB 32 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2622 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Deuell, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB  
         2622 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 616 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Hinojosa, 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 Ellis moved that HB 616  
         be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Williams assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2892 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Whitmire, 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 Whitmire moved that HB  
         2892 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 888 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Whitmire, 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 Whitmire moved that HB  
         888 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2795 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Whitmire, 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 Whitmire moved that HB  
         2795 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 171 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Whitmire, 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 Whitmire moved that HB  
         171 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Whitmire resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 42 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Duncan, 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 Williams moved that HB 42  
         be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 562 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Duncan, 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 Williams moved that HB  
         562 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 724 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Jackson, 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 Hinojosa moved that HB  
         724 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1042 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Williams, 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 Ellis moved that HB 1042  
         be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2703 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Gallegos, Jr., 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 Hinojosa moved  
         that HB 2703 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 13 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Wentworth, 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 Ellis moved that HB 13 be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There was no action taken for the following bill(s): HB 1060, HB  
         284 and SB 846 
          
         There being no further business, at 9:31 a.m. Senator Whitmire  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator John Whitmire, Chair 
          
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         Carley Rose, Clerk