The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

March 19, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2007 for a public hearing and pursuant to the permission granted for the committee to meet while the house is in session during bill referral, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 4:11 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Absent:              Representative Vo (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 220

 

The chair laid out HB 220 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 220, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Allen, Alma (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 992

 

The chair laid out HB 992 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 992, 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 Driver; Latham; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Allen, Alma (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 320

 

The chair laid out HB 320 as pending business.

 

Representative Allen, Alma moved that HB 320, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 638

 

The chair laid out HB 638 as pending business.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 638, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 855

 

The chair laid out HB 855 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 855, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 964

 

The chair laid out HB 964 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 964, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 488

 

The chair laid out HB 488 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 488, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 565

 

The chair laid out HB 565 as pending business.

 

Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 565, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 1422

 

The chair laid out HB 1422 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 1422, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 1765

 

The chair laid out HB 1765 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 1765, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HCR 96

 

The chair laid out HCR 96 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver moved that HCR 96, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; West, George "Buddy" (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vo  (1).

 

HB 157

 

The chair laid out HB 157.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 563

 

The chair laid out HB 563.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Noriega, Rick to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Noriega, Rick to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 865

 

The chair laid out HB 865.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1036

 

The chair laid out HB 1036.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2066

 

The chair laid out HB 2066.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1423

 

(Representative Latham in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB 1423.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

At 5:35 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. Driver, Chair

 

 

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Candace Brown, Clerk