House Committee on Public Health 
         76th Legislature 
         April 22, 1999 
         3:30 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 16, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Vice Chair, Representative Coleman at  
         4:56 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;  
                   McClendon; Uresti (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 502 
          
         The chair laid out HB 502.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3516 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3516.   
          
         The chair recognized Representatives Marchant, Pitts and  
         Tillery to explain the measure.   
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Maxey moved to reconsider the vote by which the  
         committee substitute was adopted.  The motion to reconsider  
         prevailed without objection.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered anew a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Maxey offered amendment #1 to the measure.   
  
         Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Maxey offered amendment #2 to the measure.   
          
         Amendment #2 was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Maxey offered amendment #3 to the measure.   
          
         Amendment #3 was adopted without objection.   
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Maxey moved that HB 3516, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;  
                        McClendon; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3). 
          
         HB 2756 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2756.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Glaze offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative McClendon moved that HB 2756, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Maxey;  
                
                        McClendon; Uresti (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; Hilderbran  
                        (4). 
          
         SB 440 
          
         The chair laid out SB 440.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Maxey moved that SB 440 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;  
                        McClendon; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3). 
          
         HB 2175 
         The chair laid out HB 2175.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Glaze offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative McClendon moved that HB 2175, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze; Maxey;  
                        McClendon; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Hilderbran (3). 
          
         HB 1824 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1824.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3381 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3381.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Maxey moved that HB 3381 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;  
                        Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3). 
          
         SB 153 
  
         The chair laid out SB 153.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Capelo moved that SB 153 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;  
                        Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3). 
          
         HB 1864 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1864.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Maxey moved that HB 1864, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Hilderbran;  
                        Maxey; Uresti (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; McClendon  
                        (4). 
          
         SB 153 
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved to reconsider the vote by  
         which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to  
         reconsider prevailed without objection.  
          
         Representative Maxey moved that SB 153, 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 Coleman; Capelo; Hilderbran;  
                        Maxey; Uresti (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; McClendon  
                        (4). 
          
         (Representative Maxey in chair.)   
          
         HB 2382 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2382.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 2382 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 Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;  
                        Hilderbran; Maxey; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gray; Delisi; McClendon (3). 
          
         HB 2774 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2774.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.   
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Coleman in chair.)   
          
         At 7:51 pm, on the motion of Representative Coleman and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the  
         call of the vice chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Garnet Coleman, Vice Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Pam Crowley, Chief Clerk