The House Committee on Public Health

81st Legislature

April 22, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

E2.036

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 28, 2009, the House Committee on Public Health authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Public Health held on April 22, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2009, and revised on April 17, 2009, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule in order to hear House Bill 4642, the House Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 3:46 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Naishtat; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1357

 

The chair laid out HB 1357 as pending business.

 

Representative Hopson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

Representative Zerwas offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Hopson moved that HB 1357, 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 Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; McReynolds; Truitt  (3).

 

SB 1225

 

The chair laid out SB 1225, the companion to HB 2098.

 

Representative Laubenberg moved that SB 1225, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt  (4).

 

HB 3156

 

The chair laid out HB 3156.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1845

 

The chair laid out HB 1845.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1850

 

The chair laid out HB 1850.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 1850, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Kolkhorst; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; McReynolds; Truitt  (4).

 

HB 4642

 

The chair laid out HB 4642.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Gonzales moved that HB 4642, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Kolkhorst; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; McReynolds; Truitt  (4).

 

 

 

HB 4276

 

The chair laid out HB 4276.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4355

 

The chair laid out HB 4355 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 4355, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; McReynolds; Truitt  (3).

 

HB 3719

 

The chair laid out HB 3719.

 

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3749

 

The chair laid out HB 3749.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

HB 4596

 

The chair laid out HB 4596.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2381

 

The chair laid out HB 2381.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

At 8:01 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. Kolkhorst, Chair

 

 

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Doug Brown, Clerk