The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         April 3, 2003 
         12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         JH Reagan, 120 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 28, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 12:44  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;  
                   Taylor; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Laubenberg; Truitt; Coleman (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1708 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1708. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2324 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2324. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Taylor in chair.) 
          
         HB 776 
          
         The chair laid out HB 776. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson 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         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.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.  
          
         HB 2132 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2132. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1560 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1560. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         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 Capelo in chair.) 
 
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         HB 2350 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2350. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2349 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2349. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2609 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2609. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Zedler in chair.) 
          
         HB 1930 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1930. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
 
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         measure.  
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2989 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2989. 
          
         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.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2990 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2990. 
          
         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.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2999 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2999. 
          
         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.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Capelo in chair.) 
          
         At 3:39 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
 
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         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk