The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         April 16, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 11, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:09  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Dawson;  
                   McReynolds; Taylor; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1483 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1483 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Zedler moved that HB 1483, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Dawson;  
                             McReynolds; Taylor; Zedler (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat  (3).  
           
         HB 1560 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1560 as pending business.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 1560, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Dawson;  
                             McReynolds; Taylor (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (4).  
           
         HB 1886 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1886 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Dawson moved that HB 1886, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Dawson;  
                             McReynolds; Taylor (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (4).  
           
         HB 1891 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1891 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Dawson moved that HB 1891, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Dawson;  
                             McReynolds; Taylor (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (4).  
           
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         HB 3014 
  
         The chair laid out HB 3014 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that HB 3014, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Naishtat; Zedler  (3).  
           
         HB 3535 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3535 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Dawson moved that HB 3535, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Naishtat; Zedler  (3).  
           
         HB 3542 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3542 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2609 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2609 as pending business.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
 
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         4/16/2003 
          
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 2609, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Naishtat; Zedler  (3).  
           
         HB 770 
          
         The chair laid out HB 770 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that HB 770, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Naishtat; Zedler  (3).  
           
         HB 1952 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1952 as pending business.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 1952, 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:  
          
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         4/16/2003 
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;  
                              Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Truitt; Naishtat; Zedler  (3).  
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         HB 3126 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3126 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor moved that HB 3126, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Laubenberg; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 2131 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2131 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Dawson moved that HB 2131, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
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         4/16/2003 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Laubenberg; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (3).  
            
         HB 2651 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2651 as pending business.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 2651, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Coleman;  
                             Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Laubenberg; Naishtat; Zedler   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 856 
          
         The chair laid out HB 856 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:59 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 16, 2003. 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the floor of the House by the  
         chair the remainder of the posted meeting was adjourned subject  
         to the call of the chair. 
                                                            
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         Rep. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk