The House Committee on Public Health

84th Legislature

April 30, 2015

Upon first adjournment

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30, 2015, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Crownover, at 12:52 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 711

The chair laid out HB 711 as pending business.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 711, 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; Blanco; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Naishtat; Collier (2).

HB 938

The chair laid out HB 938 as pending business.

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 938, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 2240

The chair laid out HB 2240 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 2240, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 2978

The chair laid out HB 2978 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 2978, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           Representative Zedler (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 3066

The chair laid out HB 3066 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 3066, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 3651

The chair laid out HB 3651 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 3651, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 3904

The chair laid out HB 3904 as pending business.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 3904, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

HB 4062

The chair laid out HB 4062 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 4062, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

SB 359

The chair laid out SB 359, the companion to HB 3677.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that SB 359, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

SB 1507

The chair laid out SB 1507, the companion to HB 2023.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sheffield moved that SB 1507, 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; Davis, Sarah; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Collier (1).

At 1:04 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. Crownover, Chair

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Rudy England, Clerk