The House Committee on Judiciary

80th Legislature

May 16, 2007

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, desk #70

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2007, the House Committee on Judiciary met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hartnett, at 12:18 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hartnett; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes; Krusee (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Homer (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1125

 

The chair laid out SB 1125 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair moved that SB 1125, 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; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 406

 

The chair laid out SB 406 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 406, 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; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 1951

 

The chair laid out SB 1951 as pending business.

 

(Representative Krusee now present.)

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted by the following record vote:

 

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

 

Nays:                             Representatives Alonzo; Gonzales (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Homer  (1).

 

The chair moved that SB 1951, 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 Hartnett; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes; Krusee (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Alonzo (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Homer  (1).

 

SB 1624

 

The chair laid out SB 1624 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzales offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gonzales moved that SB 1624, 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; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Homer; Krusee  (2).

 

SB 706

 

The chair laid out SB 706 as pending business.

 

(Representative Homer now present.)

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Goolsby offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Alonzo (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

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 706, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Alonzo (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

SB 1555

 

The chair laid out and explained SB 1555.

 

The chair moved that SB 1555, 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 Hartnett; Homer; Hopson; Alonzo; Cook, Robby; Gonzales; Goolsby; Hughes (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Krusee  (1).

 

At 12:26 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