MINUTES

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Friday, May 10, 2019

11:00 AM or upon adjournment/recess

Betty King Committee Room

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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services was held on Friday, May 10, 2019, in the Betty King Committee Room at Austin, Texas.

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MEMBERS PRESENT:	MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Lois Kolkhorst, Chair	Senator Donna Campbell
Senator Charles Perry, Vice Chair
Senator Dawn Buckingham
Senator Peter Flores
Senator Nathan Johnson
Senator Borris Miles
Senator Beverly Powell
Senator Kel Seliger

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The chair called the meeting to order at 11:35 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business CSHB 19.

Senator Perry moved the adoption of committee substitute for House Bill 19; without

objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Perry moved that HB 19 do not pass but that CSHB 19 be reported back to the Senate

with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record

vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business CSHB 123.

Senator Perry moved the adoption of committee substitute for House Bill 123; without

objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Perry moved that HB 123 do not pass but that CSHB 123 be reported back to the Senate

with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record

vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

Senator Perry moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested

Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business CSHB 1070.

Senator Perry moved the adoption of committee substitute for House Bill 1070; without

objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Perry moved that HB 1070 do not pass but that CSHB 1070 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record

vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 871.

Senator Perry moved that HB 871 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation

that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present

not voting, and 1 absent.

Senator Perry moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested

Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 3329.

Senator Buckingham moved that HB 3329 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

Senator Buckingham moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 3405.

Senator Perry moved that HB 3405 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

Senator Perry moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.

At 11:40 AM Senator Perry assumed the chair.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 10.

Senator Powell sent up a committee substitute. The chair recognized Senator Kolkhorst to explain the difference between the committee substitute and the house bill as engrossed.

Senator Powell moved the adoption of committee substitute for House Bill 10; without

objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Buckingham moved that HB 10 do not pass but that CSHB 10 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business CSHB 16.

Senator Buckingham moved the adoption of committee substitute for House Bill 16; without

objection, it was so ordered.

Senator Buckingham moved that HB 16 do not pass but that CSHB 16 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record

vote of 5 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 2812.

Senator Buckingham moved that HB 2812 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.

Senator Johnson moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested

Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.

At 11:44 AM Senator Kolkhorst resumed the chair.

There being no further business, at 11:44 AM Senator Perry moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

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Senator Lois Kolkhorst, Chair

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Daniel Manks, Clerk