The House Committee on Community Safety, Select

88th Legislature

March 23, 2023

Upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 23, 2023, and permission granted on March 23, 2023, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Community Safety, Select met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 11:39 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Bowers; Burrows; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; and Troxclair.

A quorum was present.

HB 165

The chair laid out HB 165 as pending business.

Representative Bowers moved that HB 165, 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 Guillen; Bowers; Burrows; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Jarvis; Canales; Holland; Moody (4).

HB 544

The chair laid out HB 544 as pending business.

Representative Goodwin moved that HB 544, 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 Guillen; Bowers; Burrows; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Dorazio; Troxclair (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson, Jarvis; Canales; Holland; Moody (4).

(Representative Johnson, Jarvis now present.)

HB 1229

The chair laid out HB 1229 as pending business.

Representative Troxclair moved that HB 1229, 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 Guillen; Burrows; Dorazio; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Goodwin (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Canales; Holland; Moody (3).

HB 1760

The chair laid out HB 1760 as pending business.

Representative Troxclair moved that HB 1760, 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 Guillen; Burrows; Dorazio; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Goodwin (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Canales; Holland; Moody (3).

HB 2242

The chair laid out HB 2242 as pending business.

Representative Goodwin moved that HB 2242, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Burrows; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (9).

Nays:                           Representative Dorazio (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Canales; Holland; Moody (3).

The chair stated that, because HB 2242 failed to receive the required unanimous vote of the members present and voting, the committee report will not recommend that the measure be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

HB 2454

The chair laid out HB 2454 as pending business.

Representative King, Tracy O. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Johnson, Jarvis moved that HB 2454, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Burrows; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Canales; Holland; Moody (3).

HCR 36

The chair laid out HCR 36 as pending business.

Representative Bowers moved that HCR 36, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Burrows; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Canales; Dorazio; Holland; Moody (4).

At 11:47 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. Guillen, Chair

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Jonathan Wilson, Clerk