The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

April 24, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2007, and permission to meet while the house is in session during bill referral, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 8:47 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Riddle; Moreno, Paul; Pierson; Talton (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 883

 

The chair laid out HB 883.

 

The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 192

 

The chair laid out HB 192.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3855

 

The chair laid out HB 3855.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Talton now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 502

 

The chair recalled HB 502 from subcommittee.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 563

 

The chair laid out SB 563.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 436

 

The chair laid out HB 436.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 181

 

The chair laid out HB 181.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HJR 23

 

The chair laid out HJR 23.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2119

 

The chair laid out HB 2119.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1193

 

The chair recalled HB 1193 from subcommittee.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1199

 

The chair laid out HB 1199.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2774

 

The chair laid out HB 2774.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 150

 

The chair laid out HB 150.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2432

 

The chair laid out HB 2432.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1341

 

The chair laid out HB 1341.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 910

 

The chair laid out HB 910.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vaught to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 746

 

The chair laid out HB 746.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

At 12:25 a.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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Anne Creixell, Clerk