The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         May 7, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 2, 2003, the House Committee  
         on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:16 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Truitt; Dawson; McReynolds;  
                   Taylor (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Laubenberg; Coleman; Naishtat; Zedler  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         SB 1136 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1136 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1225 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1225 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Laubenberg now present.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 333 
          
         The chair laid out SB 333 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2836 
  
         The chair laid out HB 2836. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 144 
          
         The chair laid out SB 144 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3301 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3301. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 211 
          
         The chair laid out SB 211. 
          
         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  
         measure.  
          
         House Committee on Public Health 
         5/7/2003 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Laubenberg in chair.) 
          
         SB 530 
          
         The chair laid out SB 530. 
          
         (Representative Zedler now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 529 
          
         The chair laid out SB 529. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 692 
          
         The chair laid out SB 692. 
          
         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.  
          
         At 9:57 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until final adjournment of the Regular  
         Session of the full House, May 7, 2003. 
          
         At 12:17 a.m., May 8, 2003, the chair announced the cancellation  
         of the hearing intended to be resumed upon final adjournment of  
         the full House.  The chair also announced that the committee  
         would meet in a public hearing beginning at 8:00 a.m., May 9,  
         2003 in room E2.036 to consider the remaining bills posted for  
         the May 7, 2003 hearing. 
 
         House Committee on Public Health 
         5/7/2003 
          
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         Rep. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk