The House Committee on Public Health

81st Legislature

May 21, 2009

2:45 p.m.

Room 3W.15, State Capitol

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 21, 2009, and permission granted to meet while the House is in session, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 2:53 p.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.

 

SB 269

 

The chair laid out SB 269 as pending business.

 

Representative McReynolds moved that SB 269, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; McReynolds; Truitt (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

(Representative Zerwas now present.)

 

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

 

SB 292

 

The chair laid out SB 292.

 

The chair moved that SB 292, 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; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 531

 

The chair laid out SB 531.

 

The chair moved that SB 531, 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; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 1329

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 1329 was favorably reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair moved to reconsider the adoption of the committee substitute to SB 1329.  The motion prevailed without objection.

 

The chair offered a new committee substitute to SB 1329.

 

The chair explained the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1648

 

The chair laid out SB 1648 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Davis, John moved that SB 1648, 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; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

HR 1784

 

The chair laid out HR 1784.

 

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HR 1784, 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; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 1879

 

The chair laid out SB 1879 as pending business.

 

Representative Coleman moved that SB 1879, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 2151

 

The chair laid out SB 2151, the companion to HB 2712.

 

Representative Coleman offered Committee Amendment No. 1 to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the amendment.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 2151, as amended, 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; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 2384

 

The chair laid out SB 2384 as pending business.

 

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 2384, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 1329

 

The chair laid out SB 1329 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Davis, John moved that SB 1329, 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; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

SB 10

 

The chair laid out SB 10 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 10, 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; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Naishtat; Coleman (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Laubenberg  (1).

 

At 3:22 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