The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

March 28, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 37

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 28, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 12:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Pierson (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 95

 

The chair laid out HB 95 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 95, 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; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 541

 

The chair laid out HB 541 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 541, 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; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 1519

 

The chair laid out HB 1519 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 1519, 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; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Pierson  (3).

 

At 12:17 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