The House Committee on Civil Practices

80th Legislature

March 7, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 1, 2007, the House Committee on Civil Practices met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, Byron, at 12:23 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Cook, Byron; King, Phil; Miller; Raymond; Talton; Woolley (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Strama; Madden; Martinez Fischer (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the February 28, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Civil Practices be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 1560

 

The chair laid out HB 1560.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1152

 

The chair laid out HB1152.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

Representative Talton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Strama now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection

 

At 2:50 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. Cook, Byron, Chair

 

 

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Sherri Walker, Clerk