The House Committee on Human Services 
         78th Legislature 
         April 7, 2003 
         2:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Human Services met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Uresti, at 3:46  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Uresti; Wohlgemuth; McCall; Miller;  
                   Olivo (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Naishtat; Christian; Reyna; Villarreal  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the March 10, 2003, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Human Services be corrected. The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection.         
          
         (Representative Reyna now present.)           
          
         (Representative Christian now present.) 
          
         (Representative Naishtat now present.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         HB 2451 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2451. 
          
         Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HB 2451, 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 Uresti; Wohlgemuth; McCall;  
                             Miller; Olivo; Reyna; Villarreal (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Naishtat; Christian  (2).  
           
         HB 2469 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2469. 
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 2469, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Uresti; Naishtat;  
                             Wohlgemuth; McCall; Miller; Olivo; Reyna;  
                             Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Christian  (1).  
           
         HB 1017 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1017. 
          
         Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McCall moved that HB 1017, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Uresti; Naishtat;  
                             Wohlgemuth; Christian; McCall; Miller;  
                             Reyna; Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Olivo  (1).  
           
         HB 1676 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1676. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the  
         measure.  
 
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         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2373 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2373. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2606 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2606. 
          
         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.  
          
         HB 3124 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3124. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HB 3124, without  
         amendments, 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 Uresti; Naishtat;  
                             Wohlgemuth; Christian; McCall; Miller;  
                             Reyna; Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
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         Absent:        Representative Olivo  (1).  
            
         HB 2968 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2968. 
          
         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.  
          
         HB 2970 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2970.         
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3189 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3189.         
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3194 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3194. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
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         SB 153 
          
          The chair laid out SB 153. 
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
                                           
         At 6:49 p.m., 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. Uresti, Chair 
          
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         Mynor Rodriguez, Clerk