The House Committee on Public Health

84th Legislature

May 19, 2015

8:00 a.m.

E2.012

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 14, 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; Naishtat; Blanco; Coleman; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

SB 1899

The chair laid out SB 1899, the companion to HB 2020.

Representative Naishtat moved that SB 1899, 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; Miller, Rick; Sheffield; Zedler; Zerwas (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

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

SB 1462

The chair laid out SB 1462.

The chair recognized Representative Johnson to explain SB 1462.

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Johnson to close on SB 1462.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 1462 was left pending without objection.

SB 1583

The chair laid out SB 1583.

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to explain SB 1583.

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

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to close on SB 1583.

SB 1583 was left pending without objection.

SB 791

The chair laid out SB 791.

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain SB 791.

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

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

(Representative Guerra now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on SB 791.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 791 was left pending without objection.

SB 1585

The chair laid out SB 1585.

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain SB 1585.

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

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on SB 1585.

SB 1585 was left pending without objection.

The chair directed that the May 12, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Public Health be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 9:22 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