The House Committee on Judiciary

80th Legislature

May 4, 2007

during reading and referral of bills

Agricultural Museum

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2007, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett, at 5:54 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby; Krusee (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1244

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1244.

 

Representative Hughes moved that SB 1244, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby; Krusee  (4).

 

SB 2016

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 2016.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 2016, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby; Krusee  (4).

 

SB 660

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 660.

 

(Representative Krusee now present.)

 

The chair offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directs the Committee staff, with the consent of the Committee, to prepare a new complete committee substitute incorporating the adopted amendments.

 

The chair moved that SB 660, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes; Krusee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby  (3).

 

SB 1297

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1297.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 1297, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes; Krusee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby  (3).

 

SB 565

 

The chair laid out SB 565 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 565, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Hughes; Krusee (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Gonzales; Goolsby  (3).

 

At 6:01 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. Hartnett, Chair

 

 

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Justin Yarborough, Clerk