The House Committee on Human Services 77th Legislature February 19, 2001 2:00 p.m. Capitol Extension, E2.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on February 14, 2001, the House Committee on Human Services met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Naishtat, at 2:14 p.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Naishtat; Chavez; Davis, John; Ehrhardt; Noriega; Raymond; Telford; Wohlgemuth (8). Absent: Representative Villarreal, Mike (1). A quorum was present. (Representative Chavez in chair.) HB477 The chair laid out HB477. The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Villarreal, Mike now present.) The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Naishtat in chair.) HB1218 The chair laid out HB1218. The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure. Representative Noriega offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) Representative Ehrhardt offered an amendment to the committee substitute. The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure. The committee substitute, as amended, was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Wohlgemuth in chair.) HB478 The chair laid out HB478. The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Naishtat in chair.) HB1213 The chair laid out HB1213. The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB482 The chair laid out HB482 as pending business. Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HB482, 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 record vote: Ayes: Representatives Naishtat; Davis, John; Noriega; Raymond; Wohlgemuth (5). Nays: None (0). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Chavez; Ehrhardt; Telford; Villarreal, Mike (4). HB1478 The chair laid out HB1478. The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Noriega in chair.) (Representative Ehrhardt now present.) HB475 The chair laid out HB475. The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure. Representative Raymond offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Villarreal, Mike now present.) The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB474 The chair laid out HB474. The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure. Representative Villarreal, Mike offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. (Representative Naishtat in chair.) At 5:52 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ________________________ Rep. Naishtat, Chair ________________________ Mike Lucas, Clerk