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The House Committee on Public Health

85th Legislature

April 19, 2018

10:00 a.m.

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2018, the House Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Price, at 10:05 a.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Price; Sheffield; Burkett; Collier; Cortez; Oliverson; and Zedler.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

 

 

 

The committee met to consider the following interim charge:

 

 

“Study treatment of traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's, and dementia, and recommend opportunities for advancing treatment and cures.”

 

 

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

 

 

(Representative Sheffield in chair.)

 

 

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

 

 

(Representative Price in chair.)

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The committee met to consider the following interim charge:

 

 

“Evaluate the process of organ and bone marrow donations. Consider opportunities to improve organ and bone marrow donation awareness in order to increase the number of willing donors.”

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

At 3:41 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. Price, Chair

 

 

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Sandra Talton, Clerk