House Committee on Public Health
76th Legislature
March 31, 1999
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E2.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 1999, the House
Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Patricia Gray at
8:05 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Hilderbran; Uresti (7).
Absent: Representatives Maxey; McClendon (2).
A quorum was present.
SB 445
The chair laid out SB 445.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1487
The chair laid out HB1487.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1696
The chair laid out HB 1696.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2558
The chair laid out HB 2558.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2708
The chair laid out HB 2708.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 96
The chair laid out HCR 96.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
SB 445
The chair laid out SB 445 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the
measure.
(Representative Maxey now present.)
Representative Gray offered amendment #1 to the measure.
Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey offered amendment #2 to the measure.
Amendment #2 was adopted without objection.
Representatives Gray, Coleman, Maxey, et. al. offered
amendment #3 to the measure.
Amendment #3 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #4 to the measure.
Amendment #4 was adopted without objection.
Representatives Gray and Maxey offered amendment #5 to the
measure.
Amendment #5 was adopted without objection.
Representatives Gray and Maxey offered amendment #6 to the
measure.
Amendment #6 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #7 to the measure.
Amendment #7 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #8 to the measure.
Amendment #8 was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi offered amendment #9 to the measure.
Amendment #9 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #10 to the measure.
Amendment #10 was adopted without objection.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
Representative Gray offered amendment #11 to the measure.
Amendment #11 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #12 to the measure.
Amendment #12 was left pending without objection.
Representatives Gray and Maxey offered amendment #13 to the
measure.
Amendment #13 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #14 to the measure.
Amendment #14 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #15 to the measure.
Amendment #15 was left pending without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #16 to the measure.
Amendment #16 was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey offered amendment #17 to the measure.
Amendment #17 was adopted without objection.
Representatives Gray and Maxey offered amendment #18 to the
measure.
Amendment #18 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #19 to the measure.
Amendment #19 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #20 to the measure.
Amendment #20 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #21 to the measure.
Amendment #21 was left pending without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #22 to the measure.
Amendment #22 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #23 to the measure.
Amendment #23 was left pending without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #24 to the measure.
Amendment #24 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #25 to the measure.
Amendment #25 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #26 to the measure.
Amendment #26 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #27 to the measure.
Amendment #27 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #28 to the measure.
Amendment #28 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray, Coleman, Delisi, Glaze, et. al., offered
amendment #29 to the measure.
Amendment #29 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #30 to the measure.
Amendment #30 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #31 to the measure.
Amendment #31 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #32 to the measure.
Amendment #32 was withdrawn without objection.
(Representative Gray in chair.)
At 9:55 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until thirty minutes after the
adjournment of the full House.
The committee reconvened at 11:50 am and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Patricia Gray.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (7).
Absent: Representative Delisi; Hilderbran (2).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
On behalf of Representative Delisi, Representative Gray
offered amendment #33 to the measure.
Amendment #33 was adopted without objection.
On behalf of Representative Delisi, Representative Gray and
Maxey offered amendment #34 to the measure.
Amendment #34 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #35 to the measure.
Amendment #35 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #36 to the measure.
Amendment #36 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #12 as pending
business.
Amendment #12 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #15 as pending
business.
Amendment #15 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #21 as pending
business.
Amendment #21 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #23 as pending
business.
Amendment #23 was adopted without objection.
(Representative Delisi now present.)
(Representative Hilderbran now present.)
Representative Gray offered amendment #37 to the measure.
Amendment #37 was left pending without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #38 to the measure.
Amendment #38 was left pending without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #39 to the measure.
Amendment #39 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #40 to the measure.
Amendment #40 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Gray offered amendment #41 to the measure.
Amendment #41 was adopted without objection.
Representative Coleman offered amendment #42 to the measure.
Amendment #42 was adopted without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #38 as pending
business.
Amendment #38 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Gray laid out amendment #37 as pending
business.
Amendment #37 was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gray in chair.)
HB 1487
The chair laid out HB 1487 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1696
The chair laid out HB 1696 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2708
The chair laid out HB 2708 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2558
The chair laid out HB 2558 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 2558, 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; Capelo; Delisi; Glaze;
Hilderbran; Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Coleman (1).
HB 2304
The chair laid out HB 2304.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2565
The chair laid out HB 2565.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the
measure.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 2565, 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; Capelo; Glaze;
Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Delisi; McClendon (3).
HB 2866
The chair laid out HB 2866.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
measure.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 2866 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;
Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; McClendon (2).
HCR 96
The chair laid out HCR 96 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that HCR 96 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; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
HB 1398
The chair laid out HB 1398.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Representative Coleman offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2573
The chair laid out HB 2573.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3681
The chair laid out HB 3681.
The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the
measure.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the
measure.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 3681, 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; Hilderbran;
Maxey; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Delisi; Glaze;
McClendon (4).
HB 2873
The chair laid out HB 2873.
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.
HB 747
The chair laid out HB 747 as pending business.
Representative Coleman offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 747, 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; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
HB 2641
The chair laid out HB 2641 as pending business.
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment #1 to the measure.
Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment #2 to the
measure.
Amendment #2 was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Delisi; Hilderbran; Maxey;
McClendon (4).
Nays: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Uresti (3).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Capelo; Glaze (2).
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment #3 to the measure.
Amendment #3 failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representative Hilderbran (1).
Nays: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Glaze (1).
Representative McClendon moved to reconsider the vote by which
amendment #2 was adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed
by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: Representatives Delisi; Hilderbran (2).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Glaze (1).
Amendment #2 failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Delisi; Hilderbran; Maxey;
McClendon (4).
Nays: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Uresti
(4).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Glaze (1).
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment # 4 to the
measure.
Amendment # 4 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment # 5 to the
measure.
Amendment # 5 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered amendment # 6 to the
measure.
Amendment # 6 failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Delisi; Hilderbran (2).
Nays: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Glaze (1).
Representative Delisi offered amendment #7 to the measure.
Amendment #7 was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Hilderbran moved to reconsider the vote by
which amendment #1, as adopted.
Amendment # 1 was withdrawn without objection.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 2641, 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; Capelo; Delisi;
Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Nays: Representative Hilderbran (1).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Glaze (1).
(Representative Gray in chair.)
HB 1513
The chair laid out HB 1513 as pending business.
Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 1513, 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; Capelo;
Hilderbran; Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Glaze (2).
HB 2708
The chair laid out HB 2708 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Representative Capelo moved that HB 2708 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; Capelo;
Hilderbran; Maxey; McClendon (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Glaze; Uresti (3).
HB 2315
The chair laid out HB 2315.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1668
The chair laid out HB 1668.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1710
The chair laid out HB 1710.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2072
The chair laid out HB 2072.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2315
The chair laid out HB 2315 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1710
The chair laid out HB 1710 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1668
The chair laid out HB 1668 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2072
The chair laid out HB 2072 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2315
The chair laid out HB 2315 as pending business.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 2315 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; Capelo; Delisi;
Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Glaze; Hilderbran (2).
SB 11
The chair laid out SB 11.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
Representative McClendon moved that SB 11 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; Capelo; Delisi;
Maxey; McClendon; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Glaze; Hilderbran (2).
HB 2304
The chair laid out HB 2304 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Representative Coleman offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative McClendon moved that HB 2304, 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; Capelo; Delisi;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Glaze; Hilderbran; Maxey (3).
HB 990
The chair laid out HB 990.
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Uresti in chair.)
HB 2236
The chair laid out HB 2236.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the
measure.
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the
measure.
Representative Capelo moved that HB 2236, 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; Capelo; Delisi;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Glaze; Hilderbran; Maxey (3).
(Representative Gray in chair.)
HB 2896
The chair laid out HB 2896.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:45 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, Chief Clerk