The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

83rd Legislature

March 11, 2013

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

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 6, 2013, and permission granted on March 11, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Lewis, at 3:35 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Lewis; Farrar; Farney; Gooden; Hunter; King, Ken; Raymond; and Thompson, Senfronia.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

HB 1031

 

The chair laid out HB 1031 as pending business.

 

Representative Farney offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farney moved that HB 1031, 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 Lewis; Farrar; Farney; Gooden; Hunter; King, Ken; Raymond; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

HB 460

 

The chair laid out HB 460 as pending business.

 

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farrar moved that HB 460, 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 Lewis; Farrar; Farney; Gooden; Hunter; King, Ken; Raymond; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

 

 

 

HB 699

 

The chair laid out HB 699 as pending business.

 

Representative Thompson, Senfronia moved that HB 699, 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 Lewis; Farrar; Farney; Gooden; Hunter; King, Ken; Raymond; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

HB 929

 

The chair laid out HB 929 as pending business.

 

Representative Hunter moved that HB 929, 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 Lewis; Farrar; Farney; Gooden; Hunter; King, Ken; Raymond; Thompson, Senfronia (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

HB 349

 

The chair laid out HB 349.

 

The chair recognized Representative Canales to explain HB 349.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Canales to close on HB 349.

 

HB 349 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1711

 

The chair laid out HB 1711.

 

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to explain HB 1711.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to close on HB 1711.

 

HB 1711 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 922

 

The chair laid out HB 922.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain HB 922.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on HB 922.

 

HB 922 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1139

 

The chair laid out HB 1139.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain HB 1139.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on HB 1139.

 

HB 1139 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1114

 

The chair laid out HB 1114.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raney to explain HB 1114.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raney to close on HB 1114.

 

HB 1114 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1228

 

The chair laid out HB 1228.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain HB 1228.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on HB 1228.

 

HB 1228 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1248

 

The chair laid out HB 1248.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bell to explain HB 1248.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Bell to close on HB 1248.

 

HB 1248 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 989

 

The chair laid out HB 989.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson, Senfronia to explain HB 989.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson, Senfronia to close on HB 989.

 

HB 989 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Farrar in chair.)

 

HB 1188

 

The chair laid out HB 1188.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson, Senfronia to explain HB 1188.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson, Senfronia to close on HB 1188.

 

HB 1188 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Lewis in chair.)

 

HB 696

 

The chair laid out HB 696.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kleinschmidt to explain HB 696.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kleinschmidt to close on HB 696.

 

HB 696 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 717

 

The chair laid out HB 717.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain HB 717.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on HB 717.

 

HB 717 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 200

 

The chair laid out HB 200.

 

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to explain HB 200.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to close on HB 200.

 

HB 200 was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

At 6:10 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. Lewis, Chair

 

 

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Kari King, Clerk