The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

April 4, 2011

During reading and referral of bills

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 4, 2011 and pursuant to permission granted for the committee to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 2:50 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

HB 655

The chair laid out HB 655 as pending business.

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 655, 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; Davis, Sarah; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (7).

Nays: Representatives Coleman; Gonzales, Veronica (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Naishtat; Alvarado (2).

HB 680

The chair laid out HB 680 as pending business.

Representative Davis, Sarah offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Davis, Sarah moved that HB 680, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Naishtat; Alvarado (2).

HB 1264

The chair laid out HB 1264 as pending business.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 1264, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

HB 1829

The chair laid out HB 1829 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 1829, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

HB 3336

The chair laid out HB 3336 as pending business.

Representative Truitt moved that HB 3336, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

At 3:00 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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Crystal Ford, Clerk