House Committee on Public Health
         75th Legislature
         March 26, 1997
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E2.026
         
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was 
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Hugo Berlanga, at 
         1:45 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Berlanga; Coleman; Davila; Delisi; 
                   Maxey (5).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Hirschi; Glaze; Janek; Rodriguez 
                   (4).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         
         HB 3054
         
         The chair laid out HB 3054.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 3106
         
         The chair laid out HB 3106.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 3315
         
         The chair laid out HB 3315.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Solis to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)
         
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute. 
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Solis to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Delisi moved that HB 3315, as substituted, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Coleman; 
                        Davila; Delisi; Maxey (6).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Glaze; Janek; Rodriguez (3).
         
         
         HB 1284
         
         The chair laid out HB 1284.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain 
         the measure.  
         
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to close on 
         the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 196
         
         The chair laid out HB 196.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Berlanga offered a complete committee 
         substitute.
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)
         
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Davila moved that HB 196, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Berlanga; Hirschi; Coleman; 
               
          
         





                        Davila; Delisi; Janek; Maxey (7).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Glaze; Rodriguez (2).
         
         
         HB 2091
         
         The chair laid out HB 2091.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 2311
         
         The chair laid out HB 2311.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain 
         the measure.  
         
         Representative Berlanga offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to close on 
         the measure.  
         
         Representative Delisi moved that HB 2311, as amended, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Berlanga; Coleman; Delisi; 
                        Janek; Maxey (5).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Hirschi; Davila; Glaze; 
                        Rodriguez (4).
         
         
         HB 1798
 
         





         
         The chair laid out HB 1798 as pending business.  
         
         Representative Berlanga explained the measure. 
         
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Delisi moved that HB 1798, as substituted, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Berlanga; Coleman; Delisi; 
                        Janek; Maxey  (5).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Hirschi; Davila; Glaze; 
                        Rodriguez (4).
         
         At 6:55 pm, on the motion of Representative Delisi and without 
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of 
         the chair.  
         
         
         
         
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         Rep. Hugo Berlanga, Chair
         
         
         
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         Laura Lawlor, Clerk