The House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures,  
         Select 
         78th Legislature 
         March 18, 2003 
         4:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 13, 2003, the House  
         Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Delisi, at 4:12 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman; Crownover;  
                   Deshotel; Harper-Brown; Miller (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Capelo; Truitt; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The Chair recognizes Representative Hopson. 
          
         Testimony was taken from a pharmacy panel on pharmacy cost.   
         (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         (Representative Uresti now present.) 
          
         (Representative Wohlgemuth now present.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         HB 728 
          
         The chair laid out HB 728. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 728, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Crownover; Deshotel; Harper-Brown; Miller;  
                             Truitt (8).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Capelo (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Uresti; Wohlgemuth  (2).  
           
         HB 727 
          
         The chair laid out HB 727 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Gutierrez offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Berman moved that HB 727, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Capelo; Crownover; Deshotel; Harper-Brown;  
                             Miller; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (10).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Uresti  (1).  
           
         HB 1735 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1735 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HB 1735, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Capelo; Crownover; Deshotel; Harper-Brown;  
                             Miller; Truitt; Wohlgemuth (10).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Uresti  (1).  
           
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         HB 1196 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1196. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1548 
         The chair laid out HB 1548. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Deshotel 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.  
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         HB 1743 
          
         House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select 
         3/18/2003 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1743. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Uresti moved that HB 1743, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Crownover; Deshotel; Harper-Brown; Truitt;  
                             Uresti (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Capelo; Miller; Wohlgemuth  (3).  
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select 
         3/18/2003 
          
         At 7:47 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. Delisi, Chair 
          
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         Tom McCarty, Clerk