The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

82nd Legislature

May 18, 2011

8:00 a.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 17, 2011, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting to consider pending business and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 8:18 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Gallego; Burkett; Carter; Christian; and Zedler.

SB 407

The chair laid out SB 407.

The chair offered an amendment to the measure.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

Representative Christian moved that SB 407, as amended, 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 Gallego; Burkett; Carter; Christian; Davis, Yvonne; Zedler (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Hartnett; Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).

SB 1116

The chair laid out SB 1116.

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

Representative Carter moved that SB 1116, 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 Gallego; Hartnett; Burkett; Carter; Davis, Yvonne (5).

Nays: Representatives Christian; Zedler (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

SB 1059

The chair laid out SB 1059.

Representative Burkett moved that SB 1059, 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 Gallego; Hartnett; Burkett; Carter; Christian; Davis, Yvonne; Zedler (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

SB 1308

The chair laid out SB 1308.

Representative Zedler moved that SB 1308, 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 Gallego; Hartnett; Burkett; Christian; Davis, Yvonne; Zedler (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Carter (1).

Absent: Representatives Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

SB 844

The chair laid out SB 844.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair offered an amendment to the measure.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

Representative Zedler moved that SB 844, 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 Gallego; Burkett; Carter; Christian; Davis, Yvonne; Zedler (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Hartnett (1).

Absent: Representatives Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

SB 295

The chair laid out SB 295.

Representative Carter offered an amendment to the measure.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Christian moved that SB 295, as amended, 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 Gallego; Hartnett; Burkett; Carter; Christian; Davis, Yvonne; Zedler (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Aliseda; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

The chair directed that the May 10, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 8:51 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. Gallego, Chair

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Michael Pacheco, Clerk