The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
80th Legislature
May 8, 2007
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
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CORRECTED MINUTES
On May 18, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence held on May 8, 2007. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 3, 2007, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 7, 2007, to allow the committee to consider SB 280 and SB 1448, and with permission to meet during bill referral, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 9:44 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Pierson (5).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul; Talton (4).
A quorum was present.
SB 499
The chair laid out SB 499.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that SB 499, 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; Pierson (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Mallory Caraway; Moreno, Paul; Talton (4).
SB 1796
(Representative Riddle now present.)
The chair laid out SB 1796.
The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain the measure.
(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Anderson to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 280
The chair laid out SB 280.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Turner to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that SB 280, 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; Pierson (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Talton (3).
SB 183
The chair laid out SB 183.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.
The chair closed on the measure on behalf of Representative Madden.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1448
The chair laid out SB 1448.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.
The chair moved that SB 1448, 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 (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hodge; Moreno, Paul; Pierson; Talton (4).
SB 167
The chair laid out SB 167.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1283
The chair laid out SB 1283, the companion to HB 3370.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 691
The chair laid out SB 691.
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 306
The chair laid out SB 306.
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Escobar to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Escobar in chair.)
SB 634
The chair laid out SB 634.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1558
The chair laid out SB 1558.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 6
The chair laid out SB 6.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 159
The chair laid out SB 159.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Pena in chair.)
The chair directed that the April 10, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.
At 11:34 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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Anne Creixell, Clerk