The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

82nd Legislature

May 18, 2011

9:00 a.m.

E2.036

Pursuant to an announcement on the House floor and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule to hear SB 1751 on May 17, 2011, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Jackson, Jim, at 9:05 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Jackson, Jim; Lewis; Hartnett; Raymond; Scott; and Woolley.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the May 13, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil

Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

(Representative Thompson now present.)

SB 1026

The chair laid out SB 1026.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Scott moved that SB 1026, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Jackson, Jim; Lewis; Hartnett; Raymond; Scott; Thompson; Woolley (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bohac; Castro; Davis, Sarah; Madden (4).

SB 1216

The chair laid out SB 1216.

Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Thompson moved that SB 1216, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Jackson, Jim; Lewis; Hartnett; Raymond; Scott; Thompson; Woolley (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bohac; Castro; Davis, Sarah; Madden (4).

(Representative Castro now present.)

SB 1560

The chair laid out SB 1560.

Representative Thompson moved that SB 1560, 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 Jackson, Jim; Lewis; Castro; Raymond; Scott; Thompson; Woolley (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Hartnett (1).

Absent: Representatives Bohac; Davis, Sarah; Madden (3).

SB 1751

The chair laid out SB 1751.

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain SB 1751.

Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on SB 1751.

Representative Thompson moved that SB 1751, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Jackson, Jim; Lewis; Castro; Hartnett; Raymond; Scott; Thompson; Woolley (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bohac; Davis, Sarah; Madden (3).

At 9:15 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. Jackson, Jim, Chair

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Kari King, Clerk