The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

80th Legislature

March 14, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 9, 2007, the House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Dutton, at 2:39 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 162

 

The chair laid out HB 162 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 162, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 197

 

The chair laid out HB 197 as pending business.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 197, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 443

 

The chair laid out HB 443 as pending business.

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 443, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

 

HB 445

 

The chair laid out HB 445 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 445, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 764

 

The chair laid out HB 764 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 764, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 776

 

The chair laid out HB 776 as pending business.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 776, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 953

 

The chair laid out HB 953 as pending business.

 

Representative Gonzalez Toureilles moved that HB 953, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

 

HB 1043

 

The chair laid out HB 1043 as pending business.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 1043, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farrar; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Farias; Strama; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 1113

 

The chair laid out HB 1113 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 448

 

The chair laid out HB 448.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Strama now present.)

 

(Representative Vaught now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1177

 

The chair laid out HB 1177.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Farrar in chair.)

 

(Representative Farias now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Dutton in chair.)

 

HB 983

 

The chair laid out HB 983.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2379

 

The chair laid out HB 2379.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 670

 

The chair laid out HB 670.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Farrar in chair.)

 

HB 773

 

The chair laid out HB 773.

 

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.

 

HB 774

 

The chair laid out HB 774.

 

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.

 

HB 778

 

The chair laid out HB 778.

 

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.

 

HB 779

 

The chair laid out HB 779.

 

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.

 

HB 780

 

The chair laid out HB 780.

 

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.

 

HB 781

 

The chair laid out HB 781.

 

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.

 

HB 782

 

The chair laid out HB 782.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 197

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 197, 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 Dutton; Bolton; Farias; Farrar; Strama (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Gonzalez Toureilles; Hernandez; Vaught  (4).

 

HB 814

 

The chair laid out HB 814.

 

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.

 

(Representative Dutton in chair.)

 

At 8:10 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

________________________

Rep. Dutton, Chair

 

 

________________________

Nicole Bates, Clerk