The House Committee on Public Health 
         79th Legislature 
         March 2, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 25, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Delisi, at 2:06  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Delisi; Laubenberg; Truitt; Dawson;  
                    Jackson, Jim; McReynolds; Solis; Zedler (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Coleman (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 162 
          
         The chair laid out HB 162 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Jackson, Jim offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McReynolds moved that HB 162, 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; Laubenberg; Truitt;  
                         Dawson; Jackson, Jim; McReynolds; Solis; Zedler  
                         (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Coleman  (1). 
          
         Invited testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         HB 1025 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1025. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
          The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1028 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1028. 
          
         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 bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1336 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1336. 
          
         Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 224 
          
         The chair laid out HB 224. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on HB 224. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on HB  
 
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         House Committee on Public Health 
         3/2/2005 
          
         224:  Representative McReynolds, Chair; Representative Jackson,  
         Jim. 
           
         HB 1298 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1298. 
          
         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.  
          
         At 7:33 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Delisi, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Tom McCarty, Clerk 
          
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