The House Committee on Public Health

83rd Legislature

May 2, 2013

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk # 100

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2013, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 6:56 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 2401

The chair laid out HB 2401 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted 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 Naishtat moved that HB 2401, 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; Guerra; King, Susan; Sheffield, J. D. (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Sarah; Laubenberg; Zedler (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2426

The chair laid out HB 2426 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 2426, 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; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2625

The chair laid out HB 2625 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Collier moved that HB 2625, 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 3534

The chair laid out HB 3534 as pending business.

Representative Collier moved that HB 3534, 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; Guerra; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 62

The chair laid out SB 62 as pending business.

Representative King, Susan moved that SB 62, 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).

SB 63

The chair laid out SB 63 as pending business.

Representative Collier moved that SB 63, 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).

SB 64

The chair laid out SB 64 as pending business.

Representative Davis, Sarah moved that SB 64, 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; Laubenberg; Sheffield, J. D.; Zedler (10).

Nays:                           Representative King, Susan (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 329

The chair laid out SB 329, companion to HB 598.

Representative Sheffield, J. D. moved that SB 329, 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).

At 7:11 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