The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

89th Legislature

May 22, 2025

11:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 22, 2025, and permission granted on May 22, 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 11:32 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 1790

The chair laid out SB 1790.

The chair moved that SB 1790, 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 Smithee; Wu; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

(Representative Bowers now present.)

SB 2969

The chair laid out SB 2969, the companion to HB 1720.

The chair moved that SB 2969, 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; Rodríguez Ramos (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

(Representative Virdell now present.)

SB 2017

The chair laid out SB 2017 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2017, 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; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Bowers; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 1152

The chair laid out SB 1152 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1152, 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; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Bowers; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 1980

The chair laid out SB 1980 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1980, 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; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Bowers; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 816

The chair laid out SB 816, the companion to HB 2177.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 816, 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; Little; Louderback; Moody; Virdell (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Money; Rodríguez Ramos (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 957

The chair laid out SB 957 as pending business.

SB 957 was left pending without objection.

SB 988

The chair laid out SB 988 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 988, 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; Bowers; Cook; Louderback; Moody (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Little; Money; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 2320

The chair laid out SB 2320 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2320, 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; Cook; Little; Louderback; Money (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Bowers; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

SB 2595

The chair laid out SB 2595 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 2595, 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; Little; Louderback; Money; Virdell (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Wu; Bowers; Moody; Rodríguez Ramos (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Jones, Jolanda (1).

At 11:52 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. Smithee, Chair

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Sarah Kemp, Clerk