The House Committee on Law Enforcement

80th Legislature

April 19, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk 56

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 19, 2007, the House Committee on Law Enforcement met in a formal meeting to take up and consider SB 534 and pending business, and was called to order by the chair, Representative Driver, at 2:26 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Absent:              Representative West, George "Buddy" (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1503

 

The chair laid out HB 1503 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Driver offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 1503, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2077

 

The chair laid out HB 2077 as pending business.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 2077, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2300

 

The chair laid out HB 2300 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2300, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2813

 

The chair laid out HB 2813 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Vo moved that HB 2813, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2833

 

The chair laid out HB 2833 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2833, as amended, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2952

 

The chair laid out HB 2952 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Latham moved that HB 2952, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 3307

 

The chair laid out HB 3307 as pending business.

 

Representative Allen, Alma moved that HB 3307, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 3635

 

The chair laid out HB 3635 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 3635, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 3613

 

The chair laid out HB 3613 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 3613, 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.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

HB 2210

 

The chair laid out HB 2210 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Allen, Alma moved that HB 2210, 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 Driver; Latham; Allen, Alma; Frost; Ortiz, Jr.; Vo (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1).

 

At 2:36 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