MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

10:00 a.m.

Capitol Extension, Room E1.016

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice was held on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator John Whitmire Senator Joan Huffman Senator Glenn Hegar Senator Dan Patrick		Senator John Carona Senator Rodney Ellis Senator Juan Hinojosa

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

 

The chair called invited and public testimony on interim charge 6, pertaining to the accuracy and timeliness of testing done in Texas forensic laboratories, including DNA and blood/alcohol testing.

 

The chair called invited and public testimony on interim charge 4, pertaining to municipal jails and other detention facilities that operate without state agency oversight.

 

 

At 12:11 p.m. Senator Whitmire moved that the committee stand recessed until next called meeting; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

 

 

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Senator John Whitmire, Chair

 

 

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Terra James, Clerk