The House Committee on Public Health 
         77th Legislature 
         March 7, 2001 
         1:30 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Gray, at 1:40 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Gray; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze;  
                   Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Capelo; Maxey (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1239 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1239. 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1516 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1516. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Janek to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Maxey now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Janek to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         HB 342 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 342. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Gray recognizes Representative Capelo as Chair.) 
          
         HB 825, HB 826, HB 827, HB 828 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 825, HB 826, HB 827, HB 828. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         Chair recognizes Representative Naishtat 
          
         (Representative Gray resumes as Chair) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bills  were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1369 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1369. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1278 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1278. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         HB 1279 
  
         The chair laid out HB 1279. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         HB 1927 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1927. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Longoria offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) (Testimony  
         was taken simultaneously on HB 1278, 1279, 1927) 
          
         HB 1278, HB 1279 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1927 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 835 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 835. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen 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 Kitchen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1284 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1284. 
  
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1591 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1591. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Kitchen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 109 
          
         The Chair laid out HCR 109. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 84 
          
         The Chair laid out HCR 84. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Maxey 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.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 10:19 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. Gray, Chair 
          
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         Jeanette Rodriguez, Clerk