The House Committee on Public Safety
81st Legislature
March 26, 2009
during reading and referral of bills
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission to meet during reading and referral of bills on March 26, 2009, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 12:57 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Merritt; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Rodriguez; Vo (7).
Absent: Representatives Frost; Mallory Caraway (2).
A quorum was present.
The chair directed that the March 18, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Public Safety be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.
HB 115
The chair laid out HB 115 as pending business.
Representative Vo moved that HB 115, 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 Merritt; Burnam; King, Phil; Rodriguez; Vo (5).
Nays: Representatives Driver; Lewis (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Frost; Mallory Caraway (2).
HB 140
The chair laid out HB 140 as pending business.
(Representative Frost now present.) (Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)
Representative Frost moved that HB 140, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 410
The chair laid out HB 410 as pending business.
Representative Driver moved that HB 410, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 502
The chair laid out HB 502 as pending business.
Representative Vo moved that HB 502, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 750
The chair laid out HB 750 as pending business.
Representative King, Phil moved that HB 750, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1498
The chair laid out HB 1498 as pending business.
Representative Frost moved that HB 1498, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1639
The chair laid out HB 1639 as pending business.
Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 1639, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1659
The chair laid out HB 1659 as pending business.
Representative Driver moved that HB 1659, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2068
The chair laid out HB 2068 as pending business.
Representative Lewis moved that HB 2068, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2626
The chair laid out HB 2626 as pending business.
Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 2626, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2523
The chair laid out HB 2523 as pending business.
Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Frost moved that HB 2523, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2664
The chair laid out HB 2664 as pending business.
Representative Mallory Caraway moved that HB 2664, 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 Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez; Vo (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 1:15 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. Merritt, Chair
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Paul Kamprath, Clerk