The House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures,  
         Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 8, 2003 
         4:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 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 5:52 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman; Crownover;  
                   Deshotel; Harper-Brown; Uresti (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Capelo; Miller; Truitt; Wohlgemuth  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1256 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1256. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Miller now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1868 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1868. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         HB 2607 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2607. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2705 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2705. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         HB 3122 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3122. 
          
         Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Miller in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         HB 3484 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3484. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select 
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Truitt moved that HB 3484, 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; Capelo; Crownover;  
                             Harper-Brown; Miller; Uresti (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Berman; Deshotel;  
                        Truitt; Wohlgemuth  (5).  
           
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         SB 240          
          
         The chair laid out SB 240. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the  
         measure.  
         Representative Miller moved that SB 240, 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; Capelo; Crownover;  
                             Harper-Brown; Miller; Uresti (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Berman; Deshotel;  
                        Truitt; Wohlgemuth  (5).  
           
         HB 1347 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1347 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
 
         House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select 
         4/8/2003 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 1347, 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; Capelo; Crownover;  
                             Harper-Brown; Miller; Uresti (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Berman; Deshotel;  
                        Truitt; Wohlgemuth  (5).  
           
         The chair directed that the April 1, 2003, minutes for the House  
         Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select be  
         corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without  
         objection. 
          
         At 8:25 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