The House Committee on Public Health

84th Legislature

May 4, 2015

During reading and referral of bills

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2015, and permission granted on May 4, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Crownover, at 7:08 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 892

The chair laid out HB 892 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 892, 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 Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Collier; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           Representative Crownover (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

HB 2503

The chair laid out HB 2503 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sheffield moved that HB 2503, 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; Collier; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

HB 2523

The chair laid out HB 2523 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 2523, 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; Collier; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

HB 2908

The chair laid out HB 2908 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Coleman moved that HB 2908, 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; Collier; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

HB 3464

The chair laid out HB 3464 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Collier moved that HB 3464, 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; Collier; Sheffield; Zedler (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Miller, Rick; Zerwas (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 373

The chair laid out SB 373, the companion to HB 938.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that SB 373, 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; Collier; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

(Representative Guerra now present.)

SB 425

The chair laid out SB 425, the companion to HB 3475.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 425, 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; Collier; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

SB 622

The chair laid out SB 622, the companion to HB 2081.

Representative Guerra moved that SB 622, 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; Collier; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

SB 1128

The chair laid out SB 1128, the companion to HB 2906.

Representative Zedler moved that SB 1128, 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; Collier; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

SB 1666

The chair laid out SB 1666, the companion to HB 2675.

Representative Collier moved that SB 1666, 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; Collier; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

SB 1753

The chair laid out SB 1753, the companion to HB 2897.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 1753, 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; Collier; Guerra; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (9).

Nays:                           Representative Miller, Rick (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Davis, Sarah (1).

At 7:24 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