The House Committee on Public Health

83rd Legislature

April 19, 2013

8:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 18, 2013, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 8:31 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

HB 205

The chair laid out HB 205 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 205, 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; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Collier; Cortez (2).

(Representative Cortez now present.)

HB 286

The chair laid out HB 286 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sheffield, J. D. moved that HB 286, 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; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Naishtat; Coleman (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 453

The chair laid out HB 453 as pending business.

Representative Davis, Sarah offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Davis, Sarah moved that HB 453, 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; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 1213

The chair laid out HB 1213 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zedler moved that HB 1213, 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 Cortez; Guerra; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; King, Susan; Laubenberg (6).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

(Representative Collier now present.)

HB 1340

The chair laid out HB 1340 as pending business.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 1340, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           Representative Laubenberg (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2020

The chair laid out HB 2020 as pending business.

Representative Sheffield, J. D. moved that HB 2020, 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; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Collier; Laubenberg (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3327

The chair laid out HB 3327 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3327, 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 3684

The chair laid out HB 3684 as pending business.

HB 3684 was left pending without objection.

SB 294

The chair laid out SB 294, companion to HB 39 (previously posted for public hearing).

Representative Coleman moved that SB 294, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Sheffield, J. D. (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Zedler (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 348

The chair laid out SB 348, companion to HB 1159 (previously posted for public hearing) and HB 1066 (not previously posted for public hearing).

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 348, 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; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 500

The chair laid out SB 500, companion to HB 2087 (previously posted for public hearing).

Representative Collier moved that SB 500, 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; 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 217

The chair laid out HB 217 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 217, 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; Sheffield, J. D. (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Laubenberg; Zedler (2).

 At 8:59 a.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