**CORRECTED**
House Committee on Public Health
75th Legislature
April 9, 1997
2:00 pm
Capitol Extension, E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 1997, the House
Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Hugo Berlanga at
2:38 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila; Glaze;
Maxey (5).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Janek; Rodriguez
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3234
The chair laid out HB 3234.
The chair recognized Representative Hinojosa to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hinojosa to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 587
The chair laid out HB 587.
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 587 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Glaze; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Janek;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 2119
The chair laid out HB 2119.
The chair recognized Representative Bosse to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bosse to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3054
The chair laid out HB 3054 and explained the bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2119
The chair laid out HB 2119, which was pending before the
committee.
Representative Berlanga offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Berlanga offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 2119, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Davila; Glaze; Janek;
Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hirschi; Coleman; Delisi;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 1933
The chair laid out HB 1933.
The chair recognized Representative Roman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Roman to close on the
measure.
Representative Janek moved that HB 1933 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Janek; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Rodriguez (4).
HCR 145
The chair laid out HCR 145.
The chair recognized Representative Davila to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Davila to close on the
measure.
Representative Janek moved that HCR 145 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Janek; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Rodriguez (4).
SCR 28
The chair laid out SCR 28.
The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that SCR 28 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Janek; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 2561
The chair laid out HB 2561.
The chair recognized Representative Gallegos to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gallegos to close on the
measure.
Representative Janek moved that HB 2561 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Janek; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 1390
The chair laid out HB 1390.
The chair recognized Representative Serna to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1407
The chair laid out HB 1407.
The chair recognized Representative Glaze to explain the
measure.
Representative Glaze offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1858
The chair laid out HB 1858.
The chair recognized Representative Hirschi to explain the
measure.
Representative Hirschi requested that the committee consider
SB 702 in lieu of HB 1858.
HB 1858 was left pending without objection.
SB 702
The chair laid out SB 702.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2322
The chair laid out HB 2322.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Representative Berlanga offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Glaze moved that HB 2322, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Glaze; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Janek;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 1407
The chair laid out HB 1407, as substituted, as pending
business.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 1407, 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Glaze; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Janek;
Rodriguez (4).
SB 702
The chair laid out SB 702 as pending business.
Representative Maxey moved that SB 702 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Davila;
Glaze; Maxey (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; Janek;
Rodriguez (4).
HB 1308
The chair laid out HB 1308.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the
measure.
Representative Naishtat requested that the committee consider
SB 443 in lieu of HB 1308.
HB 1308 was left pending without objection.
SB 443
The chair laid out SB 443.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2866
The chair laid out HB 2866.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 179
The chair laid out HB 179.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2571
The chair laid out HB 2571 and explained the measure.
Representative Berlanga offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1956
The chair laid out HB 1956 and explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the
measure.
Representative Janek moved that HB 1956 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Coleman;
Davila; Glaze; Janek; Maxey (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Rodriguez (2).
At 7:21 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 2:00 pm on April 10, 1997.
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Rep. Hugo Berlanga, Chair
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Laura Lawlor, Clerk