The House Committee on Judiciary 
         79th Legislature 
         April 14, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk # 70 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 14,  
         2005, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett,  
         at 11: 58 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson; Alonzo;  
                    Gonzales; Solis; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Keel; Straus (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 788 
          
         The chair laid out HB 788 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alonzo offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         (Representative Straus now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Straus 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         HB 1238 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1238 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Alonzo offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Alonzo offered an amendment to the measure.  
           
         The amendment failed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis (3). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Straus; Van Arsdale (5). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         Representative Van Arsdale offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Van Arsdale moved that HB 1238, 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 Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         HB 1884 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1884 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 1884, 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 Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
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         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
           
         HB 2200 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2200 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 2200, 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 Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         HB 2414 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2414 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 2414, without amendments,  
         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 Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         HB 2111 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2111 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hughes moved that HB 2111, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
 
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         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
          Ayes:           Representatives Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus; Van Arsdale  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Keel  (1). 
          
         HB 3434 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3434 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that HB 3434, 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 Hartnett; Hughes; Hopson;  
                         Alonzo; Gonzales; Solis; Straus (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Keel; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         At 12:09 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. Hartnett, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Matt Lamon, Clerk 
          
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