The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

May 16, 2011

Upon lunch recess

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2011, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 12:18 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 620

The chair laid out SB 620.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 620, 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, Sarah; Schwertner; Truitt (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative King, Susan (1).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (4).

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SB 736

The chair laid out SB 736, the companion to HB 944.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 736, 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, Sarah; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (4).

SB 1857

The chair laid out SB 1857, the companion to HB 3611.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1857, 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; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (4).

SB 1360

The chair laid out SB 1360, the companion to HB 2975.

Representative King, Susan moved that SB 1360, 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, Sarah; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (4).

SB 901

The chair laid out SB 901 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 901, 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, Sarah; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (4).

(Representative Gonzales, Veronica now present.)

SB 263

The chair laid out SB 263 as pending business.

Representative Schwertner offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Schwertner moved that SB 263, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Laubenberg; Zerwas (3).

(Representative Zerwas now present.)

SB 240

The chair laid out SB 240 as pending business.

SB 240 was left pending without objection.

SB 81

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which, SB 81 as substituted, was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Naishtat offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gonzales, Veronica 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; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Laubenberg (2).

SB 7

The chair laid out SB 7 as pending business.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 7, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative King, Susan (1).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Laubenberg (2).

SB 8

The chair laid out SB 8 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 8, 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, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Truitt; Zerwas (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representatives King, Susan; Schwertner (2).

Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Laubenberg (2).

The chair directed that the May 4, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on Public Health be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 12:57 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