The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         April 9, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:21  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt; Dawson;  
                   Zedler (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Naishtat now present.) 
          
         (Representative Taylor now present.) 
          
         (Representative Laubenberg in chair.) 
          
         HB 1093 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1093. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until final adjournment of the Regular  
         Session of the House, April 9, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 3:16 p.m. and was called to order by  
         Representative Laubenberg. The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt; Dawson;  
                   Naishtat; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; McReynolds; Taylor (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
         HB 1093 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1093 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Taylor now present.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds now present.) 
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1538 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1538. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered an amendment (#1) to the  
         substitute.  
          
         Representative Zedler offered an amendment (#2) to the  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment (#1) was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The amendment (#2) was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3153 
         The chair laid out HB 3153. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
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         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Capelo in chair.) 
          
         HB 3155 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3155. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1266 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1266. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 1694 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1694. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3542 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3542. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2692 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2692. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 770 
          
         The chair laid out HB 770. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 742 
          
         The chair laid out HB 742. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3535 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3535. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to close on the  
 
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         measure.  
          
          The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 49 
          
         The chair laid out HB 49. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 930 
                                        
         The chair laid out HB 930 and explained the measure 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 11:11 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. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk 
          
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