The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

April 23, 2009

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk #92

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 23, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 11:52 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (9).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kent; Vaught (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3680

 

The chair laid out HB 3680.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 3680, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Miklos; Moody; Riddle (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kent; Pierson; Vaught; Vo  (4).

 

HB 3224

 

The chair laid out HB 3224.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Kent now present.)

 

(Representative Pierson now present.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 3224, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vaught  (1).

 

HB 2213

 

The chair laid out HB 2213.

 

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2213, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3769

 

Representative Fletcher moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3769 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Fletcher moved to reconsider the vote by which the committee substitute was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

(Representative Riddle now present.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 3769, 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 Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle; Vo (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Vaught  (1).

 

Representative Fletcher moved that the April 16, 2009 minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

At 12:04 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