The House Committee on Public Health

81st Legislature

May 5, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2009, and suspension of the 5-day posting rule in order to consider HB 3964 and HCR 91, the House Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 8:14 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; McReynolds; Truitt (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2581

 

The chair laid out HB 2581.

 

Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 279

 

The chair laid out HB 279.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2190

 

The chair laid out HB 2190.

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Zerwas now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3804

 

The chair laid out HB 3804.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy O. to explain the measure.

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

SB 188

 

The chair recalled SB 188 from subcommittee and laid out the bill.

 

Representative King, Susan offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until  upon first adjournment.

 

The committee reconvened at 12:51 p.m. and was called to order by Representative Naishtat. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Naishtat; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; Laubenberg; Truitt (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kolkhorst; Coleman; King, Susan; McReynolds; Zerwas (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 188

 

The chair laid out SB 188 as pending business.

 

Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)

 

(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:22 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until  upon final adjourn./recess.

 

The committee reconvened at 9:10 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Zerwas (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Coleman; Davis, John; Laubenberg; Truitt (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Davis, John now present.)

 

HB 3964

 

The chair laid out HB 3964.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Truitt now present.)

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR 91

 

The chair laid out HCR 91.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The resolution was left pending without objection.

 

SB 188

 

The chair laid out SB 188 as pending business.

 

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

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 Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

HB 2369

 

The chair laid out HB 2369 as pending business.

 

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Truitt moved that HB 2369, as substituted, 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; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Susan; Laubenberg  (2).

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

SB 7

 

The chair laid out SB 7.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

At 12:39 a.m. on May 6, 2009, 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