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