The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

May 18, 2011

3:00 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2011 and granted permission to meet while the house is in session on May 18, 2011, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 3:19 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 187

The chair laid out SB 187 as pending business.

Representative Schwertner moved that SB 187, 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; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Coleman; King, Susan; Truitt (3).

SB 192

The chair laid out SB 192 as pending business.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 192, 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; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Coleman; King, Susan; Truitt (3).

SB 193

The chair laid out SB 193 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 193, 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; Laubenberg; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Coleman; King, Susan; Truitt (3).

SB 229

The chair laid out SB 229 as pending business.

Representative Alvarado offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Truitt now present.)

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 229, 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:

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

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 240

The chair laid out SB 240 as pending business.

SB 240 was left pending without objection.

SB 969

The chair laid out SB 969 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 969, 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 1177

The chair laid out SB 1177 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Davis, Sarah moved that SB 1177, 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; Schwertner; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Laubenberg (1).

Absent: Representative Coleman (1).

SB 1301

The chair laid out SB 1301 as pending business.

SB 1301 was left pending without objection.

SB 1231

The chair laid out SB 1231.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 1231, 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 1421

The chair laid out SB 1421 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 1421, 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 1438

The chair laid out SB 1438 as pending business.

Representative Alvarado moved that SB 1438, 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 622

The chair laid out SB 622.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 622, 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).

At 3:57 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