MINUTES 
                                           
                    SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 
                                Friday, May 6, 2005 
                           Upon Adjournment of the Senate 
                               Senator Nelson's Desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.13, a public hearing of  
         the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services was held on  
         Friday, May 6, 2005, in the Senate Chamber at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jane Nelson                     Senator John Carona 
         Senator Kyle Janek                      Senator Mario Gallegos,  
         Jr.                                      
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister              Senator Royce West 
         Senator Bob Deuell 
         Senator Jon Lindsay 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         At 12:16 p.m., Senator Janek assumed the chair. 
          
         The Chair recalled House Bill 2331 which had previously been  
         voted upon.   
          
         Senator Nelson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill  
         was reported out of committee; without objection, it was so  
         ordered. 
          
         Senator Nelson moved to reconsider the vote by which the  
         committee substitute had been adopted; without objection, it was  
         so ordered. 
          
         Senator Nelson sent up Committee Amendment 2 and explained the  
         amendment.  Senator Nelson moved adoption of the amendment;  
         without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Nelson moved that the amendments be rolled into a  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Nelson then moved adoption of the committee substitute;  
         without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Nelson moved that HB 2331 do not pass but that CSHB 2331  
         be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent. 
  
         Senator Nelson moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered. 
          
         With no other business to come before the Committee, at 12:18  
         p.m., the Chair announced that the Committee would stand in  
         recess subject to the call of the Chair. 
          
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         Senator Jane Nelson, Chair 
          
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         Travis Broussard, Clerk