The House Committee on Human Services

80th Legislature

April 16, 2007

10:00 a.m.

JHR 110

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 13, 2007, the House Committee on Human Services met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Rose, at 10:22 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 288

 

The chair laid out HB 288 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 288, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 333

 

The chair laid out HB 333 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 333, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 405

 

The chair laid out HB 405 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 405, 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 Rose; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative King, Susan (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 918

 

The chair laid out HB 918 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 918, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson  (3).

 

HB 1366

 

The chair laid out HB 1366 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 1366, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Parker; Pierson  (3).

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

HB 1708

 

The chair laid out HB 1708 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 1708, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes; Naishtat (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Parker; Pierson  (2).

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1366, as substituted, was reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the committee substitute to HB 1366 was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection the substitute was withdrawn.

 

HB 1366

 

The chair laid out HB 1366 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 1366, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes; Naishtat (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Parker; Pierson  (2).

 

HB 2064

 

The chair laid out HB 2064 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 2064, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes; Naishtat (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Parker; Pierson  (2).

 

SB 344

 

The chair laid out SB 344 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that SB 344, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes; Naishtat (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Parker; Pierson  (2).

 

SB 744

 

The chair laid out SB 744 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that SB 744, 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 Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Eissler; Herrero; Hughes; Naishtat (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Parker; Pierson  (2).

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

HB 2140

 

The chair laid out HB 2140.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:49 p.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 7:00 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Rose. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Rose; King, Susan; Davis, John; Hughes; Parker (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Eissler; Herrero; Naishtat; Pierson (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2140

 

The chair laid out HB 2140 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

 

(Representative Rose in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1263

 

The chair laid out HB 1263.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

HB 3455

 

The chair laid out HB 3455.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

 

(Representative Rose in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1752

 

The chair laid out HB 1752.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Naishtat offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1938

 

The chair laid out HB 1938.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2736

 

The chair laid out HB 2736.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3108

 

The chair laid out HB 3108.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2670

 

The chair laid out HB 2670.

 

Representative King, Susan offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2380

 

The chair laid out HB 2380.

 

Representative King, Susan offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Rose in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1359

 

The chair laid out HB 1359.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1361

 

The chair laid out HB 1361.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2580

 

The chair laid out HB 2580.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 HB 3756

 

The chair laid out HB 3756.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 759

 

The chair laid out SB 759.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 802

 

The chair laid out SB 802.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 813

 

The chair laid out SB 813.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 206

 

The chair laid out SB 206.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:44 a.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. Rose, Chair

 

 

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Scott Pollard, Clerk