The House Committee on Public Health 
         79th Legislature 
         March 31, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Delisi, at 8:05  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Delisi; Truitt; Dawson; Jackson, Jim;  
                    McReynolds; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Laubenberg; Coleman; Solis (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Truitt in chair.) 
          
         HB 2475 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2475. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Solis now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1676, HB 1677 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1676 and HB 1677. 
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 1676.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain HB 1676.  
          
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 1677. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain HB 1677.  
          
         (Representative Laubenberg now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute for HB 1676 and HB 1677 was withdrawn  
         without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:59 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Delisi. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Delisi; Truitt; Dawson; Jackson, Jim;  
                    Solis (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Laubenberg; Coleman; McReynolds;  
                    Zedler (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1676, HB 1677 
          
         (Representative Zedler now present.) 
          
         (Representative McReynolds now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1676, HB 1677. 
          
         Representative Solis offered a complete committee substitute for  
         HB 1676 and HB 1677.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Laubenberg now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute for HB 1676 and HB 1677 was withdrawn  
         without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Truitt in chair.) 
          
         HB 1316 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1316. 
 
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         House Committee on Public Health 
         3/31/2005 
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
           
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 1:28 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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