The House Committee on Public Health

82nd Legislature

May 19, 2011

7:05 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2011 and granted permission to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 7:09 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 1081

The chair laid out SB 1081 as pending business.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that SB 1081, 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 Naishtat; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Laubenberg; Zerwas (7).

Nays: Representatives Kolkhorst; Schwertner (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives King, Susan; Truitt (2).

SB 240

The chair laid out SB 240 as pending business.

SB 240 was left pending without objection.

SB 1301

The chair laid out SB 1301 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1301, 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; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Schwertner; Zerwas (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Coleman; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt (4).

SB 44

The chair laid out SB 44 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 44, 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:

(Representative Coleman now present.)

Ayes: Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Alvarado; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 270

The chair laid out SB 270 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 270, 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; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 506

The chair laid out SB 506.

SB 506 was left pending without objection.

SB 717

The chair laid out SB 717 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 717, 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; Davis, Sarah; Schwertner; Zerwas (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representatives Coleman; Gonzales, Veronica (2).

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

SB 1206

The chair laid out SB 1206 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Davis, Sarah moved that SB 1206, 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; Davis, Sarah; Gonzales, Veronica; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1220

The chair laid out SB 1220 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1220, 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; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1265

The chair laid out SB 1265 as pending business.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 1265, 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; Zerwas (7).

Nays: Representative Schwertner (1).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1424

The chair laid out SB 1424 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1424, 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; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1926

The chair laid out SB 1926 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1926, 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; Schwertner; Zerwas (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gonzales, Veronica; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt (4).

(Representative Gonzales, Veronica now present.)

HR 1978

The chair laid out HR 1978 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HR 1978, 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; Schwertner; Zerwas (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 240

The chair laid out SB 240 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 240, 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; Zerwas (7).

Nays: Representative Schwertner (1).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

At 7:44 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