The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

March 20, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 2:20 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Moreno, Paul; Talton (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2267

 

The chair laid out HB 2267.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2328

 

The chair laid out HB 2328.

 

The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Moreno, Paul now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Talton now present.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB337, HB1075, HB1476

 

The chair laid out HB337, HB1075, HB1476.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measures.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 681

 

The chair laid out HB 681 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 681, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1766

 

The chair laid out HB 1766 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1766, without amendments, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 126

 

The chair laid out HB 126 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 126, without amendments, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hodge  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1129

 

The chair laid out HB 1129 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 1129, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1178

 

The chair laid out HB 1178 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 1178, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1265

 

The chair laid out HB 1265 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1265, without amendments, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1093

 

The chair laid out HB 1093 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1093, without amendments, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1597

 

The chair laid out HB 1597.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1610

 

The chair laid out HB 1610.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 403

 

The chair laid out HB 403.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair directly referred HB 1086, HB 1121, HB 1577, HB 1687, HB 2674, HB 2675 to the Subcommittee on Criminal Procedure which was created on March 13, 2007 and is comprised of Representative Vaught, Chair, Representative Mallory Caraway, Vice-Chair, and Representative Talton, Member.

 

The chair directly referred HB 502, HB 825, HB 1492, HB 1823, HB 2000, HB 2347, and HB 1605 to the Subcommittee on Enhancements which was created on March 13, 2007 and is comprised of Representative Escobar, Chair, Representatives Moreno, Vice-Chair, and Representative Pierson, Member.

 

HB 758

 

The chair laid out HB 758.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Riddle in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

HB 759

 

The chair laid out HB 759.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:40 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. Pena, Chair

 

 

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Gina Chung, Clerk