The House Committee on Public Health

84th Legislature

May 13, 2015

10:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 13, 2015, and permission granted on May 13, 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 10:33 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 195

The chair laid out SB 195 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Zedler moved that SB 195, 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; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 239

The chair laid out SB 239 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that SB 239, 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; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 292

The chair laid out SB 292 as pending business.

Representative Sheffield moved that SB 292, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 424

The chair laid out SB 424 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Guerra now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Guerra moved that SB 424, 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; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 460

The chair laid out SB 460 as pending business.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 460, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 519

The chair laid out SB 519 as pending business.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 519, 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; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 582

The chair laid out SB 582 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 582, 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; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 914

The chair laid out SB 914 as pending business.

Representative Guerra moved that SB 914, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 988

The chair laid out SB 988 as pending business.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 988, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 1214

The chair laid out SB 1214 as pending business.

Representative Zedler moved that SB 1214, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 1235

The chair laid out SB 1235 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that SB 1235, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 1485

The chair laid out SB 1485 as pending business.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 1485, 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 Crownover; Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 339

The chair laid out SB 339, the companion to HB 892.

Representative Zerwas moved that SB 339, 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 Naishtat; Blanco; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (7).

Nays:                           Representative Crownover (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 983

The chair laid out SB 983, the companion to HB 2576.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that SB 983, 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; Guerra; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

At 10:46 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