The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

May 6, 2011

2:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 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 2:36 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1133

The chair laid out HB 1133 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Truitt now present.)

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1133, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan (5).

Nays: Representatives Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (5).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Coleman (1).

SB 81

The chair laid out SB 81 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 81, 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; Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Coleman (1).

SB 131

The chair laid out SB 131 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 131, 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; Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Coleman (1).

SB 510

The chair laid out SB 510 as pending business.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 510, 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; Alvarado; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Coleman (1).

SB 594

The chair laid out SB 594 as pending business.

(Representative Coleman now present.)

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 594, 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; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

SB 613

The chair laid out SB 613 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 613, 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; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

SB 795

The chair laid out SB 795 as pending business.

Representative King, Susan moved that SB 795, 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; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

SB 796

The chair laid out SB 796 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 796, 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; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 1266

The chair laid out HB 1266 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 1266, 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; Alvarado; Coleman; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg (7).

Nays: Representatives Schwertner; Zerwas (2).

Present, Not Voting: Representatives Davis, Sarah; Truitt (2).

Absent: None (0).

HB 1621

The chair laid out HB 1621 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 1621, 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; Truitt; Zerwas (6).

Nays: Representatives Naishtat; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Schwertner (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

HB 2092

The chair laid out HB 2092 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gonzales, Veronica moved that HB 2092, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg (6).

Nays: Representatives Davis, Sarah; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Alvarado (1).

HB 3249

The chair laid out HB 3249 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3249 was left pending without objection.

HB 3370

The chair laid out HB 3370 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 3370, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg (6).

Nays: Representatives Davis, Sarah; Schwertner; Zerwas (3).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Truitt (2).

SB 335

The chair laid out SB 335, the companion to HB 760.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 335, 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; Zerwas (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Truitt (2).

SB 293

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

SB 293

The chair laid out SB 293 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 293, 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; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

Nays: Representatives Davis, Sarah; Schwertner (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Truitt (2).

At 3:12 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