Live from House Judiciary

I'll post updates here on the debate on the Castle Doctrine:

17 of the 20 members of the committee are present (11 needed to get it out of committee) (update: now 19 all 20 present);

10:00: Rep. Burris is presenting the bill;
10:05: Rep. Bond is distributing a proposed amendment;
10:10: Rep. Stewart is helping present the bill (reads '06 Beebe AG opinion);
10:15: Questioning from Rep. Webb on the domestic violence provision;
10:20: Questioning from me;
10:25: Questioning from Rep. Bond;
10:30: Questioning from Rep. Breedlove on reasonable suspicion vs. prob. cause;
10:35: Questioning from Rep. David Johnson;
10:50: Questioning from Rep. Pate regarding the immunity provisions;
10:55: Questioning from Rep. Pennartz;
11:00: Questioning from Rep. Moore;
11:20: Questioning from Rep. Cornwell;
11:25: Further questioning from Rep. D. Johnson;
11:25: Questioning from Rep. E. Brown;
11:35: Beginning discussion from the audience;
11:35: Testimony from Grant Eckston (sp?) of Jacksonville (FOR);
11:45: Testimony from Bob McMahan, office of Prosecutor Coordinator (AGAINST);
11:50: Questioning from Rep. Pate;
11:50: Testimony from John Hill from the Landlords' Assoc. of Ark. (FOR);
12:00: Testimony from H.G. Foster, Prosecuting Attorney's Assoc. (AGAINST);

12:05: Committee is in recess until after the voting calendar (approx. 2:00 p.m.)

2:00: Testimony from Vince Laskotta (sp?) from Ark. Constables (FOR);
2:10: Testimony from Barbara Mariani, Pul. Co. Dep. Prosecutor (AGAINST);
2:40: Questioning by Rep. E. Brown;
2:45: Testimony from Daniel Schroeder from Landlords' Assoc. of Ark. (FOR);
3:00: Questioning from Rep. Breedlove;
3:00: Testimony from Clay Cross, retiree (FOR);
3:10: Testimony from Jayne Kita, Ark. Coalition Against Dom. Viol. (AGAINST);
3:15: Questioning by Rep. Burkes;
3:15: Testimony from John Hout, Pul. Co. Dep. Prosecutor (AGAINST);
3:20: Presentation by Rep. Burris, closing for the bill;

3:25: Rep. Stewart pulls the bill down to amend it.

Meeting adjourned.