The House Committee on Public Health

84th Legislature

March 31, 2015

8:00 a.m.

E2.012

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 2015, revised on March 26, 2015, the House Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Crownover, at 8:06 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Crownover; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

HB 467

The chair laid out HB 467 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 467, 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 Crownover; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zerwas (6).

Nays:                           Representative Zedler (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Collier; Davis, Sarah (4).

HB 1219

The chair laid out HB 1219 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Coleman now present.)

Representative Coleman moved that HB 1219, 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 Crownover; Blanco; Coleman; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Naishtat; Collier; Davis, Sarah (3).

HB 1945

The chair laid out HB 1945 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 1945, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Collier; Davis, Sarah (2).

HB 2171

The chair laid out HB 2171 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on HB 2171.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2171 was left pending without objection.

HB 2474

The chair laid out HB 2474 as pending business.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 2474, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           Representative Zedler (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Collier; Davis, Sarah (2).

HB 3332

The chair laid out HB 3332 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3332, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Collier; Davis, Sarah (2).

Insights on Improving Health in Texas

The committee heard invited testimony.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Collier now present.)

At 9:32 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. Crownover, Chair

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Rudy England, Clerk