MINUTES 
                                           
                        SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                             Wednesday, April 13, 2005 
                           1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                                   Capitol E1.036 
                                           
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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, April 13, 2005, in the Capitol  
         Extension Auditorium at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator John Whitmire                   None 
         Senator Kel Seliger 
         Senator John Carona 
         Senator Rodney Ellis 
         Senator Juan Hinojosa 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Tommy Williams 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:    
          
         Senator Carona moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate Bill  
         544 failed to be reported favorably to the full Senate (from  
         previous legislative day).  The motion carried with a record  
         vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.   
         Senator Carona then moved that SB 544 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.   
          
         The Chair then moved to hear invited testimony concerning  
         community supervision reforms.  The Chair called panel 1: 
          
         Ms. Belinda Hill, 230th District Court Judge 
         Ms. Mary Anne Bramblett, State District Judge, El Paso, Texas 
         Ms. Caprice Cosper, 339th District Court Judge 
         Mr. Mark Atkinson, Judge, Harris County 
         Ms. Debbie Stricklin, 180th District Court Judge 
          
         The Chair then called panel 2: 
          
         Mr. John A Wilmoth, Director, Concho Valley Community  
         Supervision 
         Ms. Geraldine Nagy, Directory, Travis County Community  
  
         Supervision and Corrections 
         Mr. Paul Donnelly, Director, Harris County Community Supervision  
         and Corrections 
         Ms. Caroline Rickaway, Director, Brazoria County Community  
         Supervision and Corrections 
         Mr. Javed Syed, Director, Nueces County Community Supervision 
         Mr. Tom Plumlee, Director, Tarrant County Community Servision  
         Department 
         Mr. Dana Hendrick, Director, San Patricio County Community  
         Supervision 
          
         The Chair then heard public testimony concerning community  
         supervision reform and probation. 
          
         There being no further business, at 5:00 p.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