The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

81st Legislature

May 18, 2009

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 92

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2009, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 11:53 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gallego; Christian; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle (8).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 261

 

The chair laid out SB 261.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 261, 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; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Riddle (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

SB 1028

 

The chair laid out SB 1028.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative Hodge now present.)

 

Representative Moody moved that SB 1028, 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; Hodge; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Christian; Fletcher; Riddle (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Vo  (2).

 

SB 261

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 261 was reported favorably.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Miklos moved that SB 261, 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 (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Vo  (2).

 

At 12:00 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