The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

March 6, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 1, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 2:20 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hodge; Moreno, Paul (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 495

 

The chair laid out HB 495.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Hodge now present.)

 

(Representative Moreno, Paul now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 959

 

The chair laid out HB 959.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 1212

 

The chair laid out HB 1212.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pierson to explain the measure.

 

Representative Vaught offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pierson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 1212, 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 Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Riddle; Hodge; Moreno, Paul  (3).

 

HB 1779

 

The chair laid out HB 1779.

 

The chair recognized Representative Latham to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Latham to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 79 & HB 303

 

The chair laid out HB79 and HB303.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain HB 303.

 

Testimony was taken on HB 303.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on HB 303.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 541

 

The chair laid out HB 541.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vaught in chair.)

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 681

 

The chair laid out HB 681.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 184

 

The chair laid out HB 184.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:47 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. Pena, Chair

 

 

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Gina Chung, Clerk