The House Committee on Public Health

83rd Legislature

March 21, 2013

12:00 p.m.

E1.018

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 21, 2013, to meet during bill referral and a subsequent announcement on March 21, 2013 to meet at 12:00 p.m. and permission granted 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 12:02 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kolkhorst; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Sheffield, J. D.; and Zedler.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

HB 46

The chair laid out HB 46 as pending business.

Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zedler moved that HB 46, 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; Cortez; Guerra; Zedler (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah; Sheffield, J. D. (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

(Representative King, Susan now present.)

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

HB 588

The chair laid out HB 588 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 588, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 807

The chair laid out HB 807 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 807, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1394

The chair laid out HB 1394 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1394, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1491

The chair laid out HB 1491 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1491, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1738

The chair laid out HB 1738 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1738, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 12:13 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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Donald Barber, Clerk