House Committee on Public Health
76th Legislature
March 24, 1999
1:30 pm
Capitol Extension, E2.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 1999, the House
Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Patricia Gray at
2:50 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran; Maxey;
Uresti (5).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Coleman; Glaze; McClendon
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1051
The chair laid out HB 1051.
The chair recognized Representative Brimer to explain the
measure.
(Representative Coleman now present.)
(Representative Glaze now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2453
The chair laid out HB 2453.
The chair recognized Representative Edwards to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Edwards to close on the
measure.
Representative Coleman moved that HB2453 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 Gray; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Hilderbran; Maxey;
McClendon (4).
HB 629
The chair laid out HB 629 as pending business.
Representative Coleman offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 629, as substituted, 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 Gray; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Hilderbran; McClendon
(3).
HB 1420
The chair laid out HB 1420 as pending business.
Representative Maxey offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Uresti moved that HB1420, 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 Gray; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Hilderbran; McClendon
(3).
SB 413
The chair laid out SB 413.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the
measure.
Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the
measure.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
Representative Maxey moved that SB 413, 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 Gray; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;
Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Hilderbran (2).
HB1151
The chair laid out HB 1151 as pending business.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 1151 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 Gray; Coleman; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: Representative Delisi (1).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Hilderbran (2).
HB 2335
The chair laid out HB 2335.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1151
Representative Delisi moved to reconsider the vote by which HB
1151 was reported from committee.
The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that HB 1151, as substituted, 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 Gray; Delisi; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: Representative Hilderbran (1).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Capelo (2).
HB 1864
The chair laid out HB 1864.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3199
The chair laid out HB 3199.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1388
The chair laid out HB 1388.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1987
The chair laid out HB 1987.
The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the
measure.
Representative Maxey offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the
measure.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB1987, as amended, 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 Gray; Glaze; Hilderbran; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi (3).
HB 1513
The chair laid out HB 1513.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Maxey in chair.)
HB 2641
The chair laid out HB 2641.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the
measure.
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Maxey offered amendment #1.
Amendment #1 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Maxey offered amendment #2.
Amendment #2 was withdrawn without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gray now present.)
At 8:30 pm, 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. Patricia Gray, Chair
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Pam Crowley, Clerk