The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

May 5, 2011

8:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2011, and granted permission 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 8:38 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1133

The chair laid out HB 1133 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

Representative Naishtat offered an amendment to the measure.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1133 was left pending without objection.

HB 1386

The chair laid out HB 1386 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

Representative Naishtat offered an amendment to the measure.

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1386, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: Representatives Laubenberg; Schwertner (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

HB 3371

The chair laid out HB 3371 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 3371, 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 3678

The chair laid out HB 3678 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3678, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Gonzales, Veronica; Schwertner (4).

Nays: Representatives Kolkhorst; Davis, Sarah; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt; Zerwas (6).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

SB 189

The chair laid out SB 189 as pending business.

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain SB 189.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 189, 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).

SB 190

The chair laid out SB 190 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 190, 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).

SB 191

The chair laid out SB 191 as pending business.

Representative Coleman moved that SB 191, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Davis, Sarah (2).

SB 227

The chair laid out SB 227 as pending business.

Representative Truitt moved that SB 227, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg (3).

SB 256

The chair laid out SB 256 as pending business.

Representative Gonzales, Veronica moved that SB 256, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg (3).

SB 1661

The chair laid out SB 1661 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1661, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg (3).

SB 80

The chair laid out SB 80 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 80, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg (3).

At 9:05 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