House Committee on Public Health
76th Legislature
April 22, 1999
3:30 pm
Capitol Extension, E2.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 16, 1999, the House
Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Vice Chair, Representative Coleman at
4:56 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 502
The chair laid out HB 502.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3516
The chair laid out HB 3516.
The chair recognized Representatives Marchant, Pitts and
Tillery to explain the measure.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Maxey moved to reconsider the vote by which the
committee substitute was adopted. The motion to reconsider
prevailed without objection.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered anew a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Maxey 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.
Representative Maxey offered amendment #3 to the measure.
Amendment #3 was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into the committee substitute.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 3516, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3).
HB 2756
The chair laid out HB 2756.
The chair recognized Representative Pitts 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 chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the
measure.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 2756, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; Hilderbran
(4).
SB 440
The chair laid out SB 440.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that SB 440 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3).
HB 2175
The chair laid out HB 2175.
The chair recognized Representative Uher 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 chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the
measure.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 2175, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;
McClendon; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3).
HB 1824
The chair laid out HB 1824.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery 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 chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3381
The chair laid out HB 3381.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 3381 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3).
SB 153
The chair laid out SB 153.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Capelo moved that SB 153 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3).
HB 1864
The chair laid out HB 1864.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 1864, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Hilderbran;
Maxey; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; McClendon
(4).
SB 153
Representative Hilderbran moved to reconsider the vote by
which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to
reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Maxey moved that SB 153, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Hilderbran;
Maxey; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; McClendon
(4).
(Representative Maxey in chair.)
HB 2382
The chair laid out HB 2382.
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 Hilderbran moved that HB 2382 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3).
HB 2774
The chair laid out HB 2774.
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.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
At 7:51 pm, on the motion of Representative Coleman and
without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the
call of the vice chair.
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Rep. Garnet Coleman, Vice Chair
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Pam Crowley, Chief Clerk