The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

80th Legislature

May 3, 2007

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk 37

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 3, 2007, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pena, at 12:09 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3416

 

The chair recalled HB 3416 from subcommittee.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Vaught now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 3416, 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; Riddle; Escobar; Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Talton (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 883

 

The chair laid out HB 883 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 302

 

The chair laid out SB 302.

 

Representative Mallory Caraway moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 302 failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pierson to explain the measure.

 

The chair moved that SB 302, 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:                             Representative Talton (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 628

 

The chair laid out HB 628 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 628, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Pena; Vaught; Escobar; Talton (4).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Hodge; Mallory Caraway (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Riddle; Pierson  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 3489

 

The chair laid out HB 3489.

 

Representative Mallory Caraway moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3489 failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 3489, 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; Riddle; Escobar; Pierson; Talton (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Hodge; Mallory Caraway (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

HB 1234

 

The chair laid out HB 1234.

 

Representative Talton moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1234 failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 1234, 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; Riddle; Escobar; Pierson (5).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Hodge; Mallory Caraway; Talton (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).

 

At 12:32 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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Anne Creixell, Clerk