The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
89th Legislature
May 6, 2025
upon lunch recess
3W.15
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2025, and permission granted on May 6, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 12:52 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Smithee; Wu; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; and Rodríguez Ramos.
A quorum was present.
(Representatives Cook and Moody now present.)
HB 1347
The chair laid out HB 1347 as pending business.
Representative Moody moved that HB 1347, 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 Smithee; Wu; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bowers; Virdell (2).
HB 1604
The chair laid out HB 1604 as pending business.
(Representative Bowers now present.)
Representative Jones, Jolanda offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Jolanda moved that HB 1604, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Virdell (1).
HB 1713
The chair recalled HB 1713 from the subcommittee on New Offenses and Changed Penalties.
(Representative Virdell now present.)
HB 1713 was left pending without objection.
HB 1738
The chair laid out HB 1738 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Jolanda moved that HB 1738, 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 Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (6).
Nays: Representatives Smithee; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2046
The chair laid out HB 2046 as pending business.
Representative Wu moved that HB 2046, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2333
The chair laid out HB 2333 as pending business.
Representative Virdell moved that HB 2333, 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 Smithee; Wu; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (7).
Nays: Representatives Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (4).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2417
The chair laid out HB 2417 as pending business.
Representative Bowers moved that HB 2417, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2590
The chair recalled HB 2590 from the subcommittee on New Offenses and Changed Penalties.
The chair recognized Representative Louderback to explain HB 2590 and the subcommittee’s consideration of the measure.
Representative Louderback moved that HB 2590, 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 Smithee; Bowers; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Virdell (8).
Nays: Representatives Wu; Jones, Jolanda; Rodríguez Ramos (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2617
The chair laid out HB 2617 as pending business.
Representative Wu offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Wu moved that HB 2617, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (10).
Nays: Representative Cook (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2698
The chair laid out HB 2698 as pending business.
Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Moody moved that HB 2698, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2777
The chair laid out HB 2777 as pending business.
Representative Moody moved that HB 2777, without amendments, 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 Wu; Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (5).
Nays: Representatives Smithee; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Cook (1).
SB 3031
The chair laid out SB 3031, the companion to HB 795.
Representative Louderback moved that SB 3031, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Louderback; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (7).
Nays: Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Little; Money; Virdell (4).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3442
The chair recalled HB 3442 from the subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain HB 3442 and summarize the subcommittee’s consideration of the measure.
Representative Cook moved that HB 3442, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (10).
Nays: Representative Little (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3463
The chair laid out HB 3463 as pending business.
Representative Moody moved that HB 3463, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3507
The chair laid out HB 3507 as pending business.
Representative Louderback moved that HB 3507, 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 Smithee; Cook; Louderback; Money; Moody; Virdell (6).
Nays: Representatives Wu; Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Rodríguez Ramos (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3566
The chair laid out HB 3566 as pending business.
Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Moody moved that HB 3566, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4075
The chair laid out HB 4075 as pending business.
Representative Little offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Little moved that HB 4075, 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 Smithee; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (6).
Nays: Representatives Wu; Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4915
The chair laid out HB 4915 as pending business.
Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Moody moved that HB 4915, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4933
The chair laid out HB 4933 as pending business.
Representative Little offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Money moved that HB 4933, 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 Smithee; Wu; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Virdell (9).
Nays: Representatives Bowers; Rodríguez Ramos (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 5465
The chair laid out HB 5465 as pending business.
Representative Moody moved that HB 5465, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (10).
Nays: Representative Cook (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2593
The chair laid out HB 2593 as pending business.
Representative Cook moved that HB 2593, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Virdell (9).
Nays: Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Rodríguez Ramos (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2813
The chair laid out HB 2813 as pending business.
Representative Cook moved that HB 2813, 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 Smithee; Wu; Cook; Jones, Jolanda; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (10).
Nays: Representative Bowers (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 1:24 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. Smithee, Chair
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Sarah Kemp, Clerk