The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

March 4, 2009

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

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 2, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 2:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vo (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Christian; Riddle; Vaught (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 214

 

The chair laid out HB 214.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Pierson in chair.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 107

 

The chair laid out HB 107.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Gallego in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

(Representative Vo in chair.)

 

(Representative Gallego in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 616

 

The chair laid out HB 616.

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Moody in chair.)

 

(Representative Gallego in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 124

 

The chair laid out HB 124.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Fletcher in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 126

 

The chair laid out HB 126.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Gallego in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Pierson now present.)

 

(Representative Miklos now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recalled HB 775 from subcommittee on White Collar Crime.

 

The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Property Crime.

 

The chair recalled HB 1320 from subcommittee on Criminal Procedure.

 

The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Violent Crime.

 

Representative Miklos directed that the February 25, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Criminal Procedure:  Representative Riddle.

 

The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

At 5:02 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. Gallego, Chair

 

 

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Andrew Cates, Clerk