The House Committee on Public Safety

81st Legislature

May 4, 2009

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 29, 2009, and revised on April 29, 2009, and an announcement from the House floor for permission to meet while the House is in session, during bill referral, the House Committee on Public Safety met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Merritt, at 6:01 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Merritt; Frost; Burnam; Driver; King, Phil; Lewis; Mallory Caraway; Rodriguez (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Vo (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Driver in chair.)

 

SB 1424

 

The chair laid out SB 1424.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Merritt in chair.)

 

HB 189

 

The chair laid out HB 189.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2160

 

The chair laid out HB 2160.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1424

 

The chair laid out SB 1424 as pending business.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:58 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. Merritt, Chair

 

 

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Paul Kamprath, Clerk