The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

89th Legislature

May 8, 2025

upon lunch recess

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2025, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 12:58 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Smithee; Wu; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Rodríguez Ramos; and Virdell.

A quorum was present.

HB 2698

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2698 was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair moved to withdraw the committee substitute for HB 2698. The motion prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn.

Representative Cook moved that HB 2698, 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; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bowers; Jones, Jolanda; Moody (3).

HB 3231

The chair recalled HB 3231 from the subcommittee on New Offenses and Changed Penalties.

The chair recognized Representative Louderback to explain HB 3231 and the subcommittee’s consideration of the measure.

(Representative Bowers now present.)

The chair moved that HB 3231, 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; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Wu (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Moody (2).

SB 739

The chair laid out SB 739, the companion to HB 1801.

Representative Cook moved that SB 739, 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 Smithee; Wu; Bowers; Cook; Louderback (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Little; Money; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Moody (2).

SB 761

The chair laid out SB 761, the companion to HB 1953.

Representative Bowers moved that SB 761, 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; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Moody (2).

SB 1886

The chair laid out SB 1886, the companion to HB 3602.

Representative Louderback moved that SB 1886, 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; Rodríguez Ramos (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Moody (2).

SB 2776

The chair laid out SB 2776, the companion to HB 1988.

Representative Cook moved that SB 2776, 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; Rodríguez Ramos (8).

Nays:                           Representative Virdell (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Jones, Jolanda; Moody (2).

SB 1208

The chair laid out SB 1208, the companion to HB 3565.

(Representative Jones, Jolanda now present.)

Representative Money moved that SB 1208, 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 (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Jones, Jolanda; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Moody (1).

HB 2181

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2181 was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair moved that HB2181, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by a non-record vote.

The chair directed that the May 1, 2025 minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

The chair directed that the May 2, 2025 minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 1:13 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