03/18/2009 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

               HJR 17-OPPOSE H.R. 45 IN CONGRESS                                                                            
1:34:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration  of HJR 17. He explained                                                               
that  the  committee amended  and  reported  the resolution  from                                                               
committee at  the last  meeting, but  there was  an error  in the                                                               
amendment. He asked for a motion  to rescind the action to report                                                               
the bill from committee.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to rescind  the action to  report SCS                                                               
CSHJR 17(JUD) from committee. There  being no objection, the bill                                                               
was back before the committee.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH  asked for a motion  to rescind the action  to adopt                                                               
Amendment 1.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI  moved  to  rescind  the  action  to  adopt                                                               
Amendment 1.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:35:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR THERRIAULT asked if the  committee passed an amendment or                                                               
a committee substitute (CS).                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH said it was an amendment.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT said he had no objection.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  that without  objection,  the motion  to                                                               
rescind Amendment 1 has been adopted.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH moved to adopt Amendment 2 as follows:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 2                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "felony"                                                                                                       
          Insert "misdemeanor"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There  being  no  objection,  Amendment 2  was  adopted  and  the                                                               
resolution was back before the committee.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved  to report CS for HJR  17, as amended,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note. There  was no objection and SCS  CSHJR 17(JUD) moved                                                               
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.