The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

March 14, 2007

during reading and referral of bills

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On March 14, 2007, pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission to meet while the House is in session during reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 1:44 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1779

 

The chair laid out HB 1779.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 1779, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

(Representative Talton now present.)

 

SB 378

 

The chair laid out SB 378.

 

Representative Pena moved that SB 378, 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 Pena; Vaught; Riddle; Escobar; Talton (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

At 1:50 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