The House Committee on Public Health
77th Legislature
April 18, 2001
1:30 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2001, the House
Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Gray, at 1:37 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey
(5).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 393
The chair laid out HB 393.
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.
HB 455
The chair laid out HB 455.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Wohlgemuth now present.)
(Representative Uresti now present.)
(Representative Capelo now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hupp to testify on the bill.
(Representative Coleman now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1101
The chair laid out HB 1101.
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 Gray recognized Representative Coleman as
Chair).
HB 2069
The chair laid out HB 2069.
The chair recognized Representative Kitchen to explain the
measure.
Representative Capelo offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3600
The chair laid out HB 3600.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Representative Capelo offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2407
The chair laid out HB 2407.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.
Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gray resumes as Chair.)
HB 1593
The chair laid out HB 1593.
The chair recognized Representative Reyna of Bexar to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Reyna of Bexar to close on
the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2408
The chair laid out HB 2408.
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.
SB 1065
The chair laid out SB 1065, the companion to HB 1092, in lieu of
the house bill.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti for Representative
Solis to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti for Representative
Solis to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2574
The chair laid out HB 2574.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti for Representative
Solis to explain the measure.
Representative Uresti offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Uresti for Representative
Solis to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1463
The chair laid out HB 1463.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
(Representative Gray recognizes Representative Glaze as Chair.)
Representative Capelo 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.
HB 2558
The chair laid out HB 2558.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 94
The chair laid out SB 94, the companion to HB 1693, in lieu of
the house bill.
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the
measure.
Representative Longoria offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gray for Representative
Delisi to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gray resumes as Chair.)
HB 3465
The chair laid out HB 3465.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HCR 202
The chair laid out HCR 202.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo for Representative
Lewis of Orange to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo for Representative
Lewis of Orange to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1593
The Chair recalled HB 1593.
Representative Uresti offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 1593, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Wohlgemuth (2).
HB 2407
The Chair recalled HB 2407.
Representative Gray offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Coleman moved that HB 2407, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wohlgemuth (1).
HB 2408
The Chair recalled HB 2408.
Representative Capelo moved that HB 2408, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wohlgemuth (1).
HB 1124
The Chair recalled HB 1124.
Representative Glaze moved that HB 1124, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wohlgemuth (1).
HB 1887
The Chair recalled HB 1887.
Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Capelo moved that HB 1887, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wohlgemuth (1).
HB 2287
The Chair recalled HB 2287.
Representative Coleman moved that HB 2287, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Wohlgemuth (1).
(Representative Gray recognized Representative Coleman as
Chair.)
HB 2421
The Chair recalled HB 2421.
Representative Maxey moved that HB 2421, 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 record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Wohlgemuth (2).
HB 2989
The Chair recalled HB 2989.
Representative Capelo moved that HB 2989, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Delisi (1).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Wohlgemuth (2).
HB 1887
The Chair recalled HB 1887.
Representative Capelo moved to reconsider the vote by which HB
1887 was previously adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
Representative Coleman offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 1887, as substituted and
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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Longoria; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Maxey; Wohlgemuth
(4).
HCR 223
The Chair recalled HB 223.
Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Longoria moved that HCR 223, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Longoria; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi; Maxey; Wohlgemuth
(4).
HB 1124
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1124 was sent
to Local and Consent. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
Representative Longoria moved that HB 1124, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi (2).
SB 65
The Chair laid out SB 65 the companion to HB 611.
Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that SB 65, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gray (1).
SB 115
The Chair recalled SB 115.
Representative Glaze moved that SB 115, as amended, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gray (1).
SB 516
The Chair recalled SB 516.
Representative Delisi moved that SB 516, as amended, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti;
Wohlgemuth (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 692
The Chair laid out SB 692.
Representative Uresti moved that SB 692, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti;
Wohlgemuth (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 660
The Chair laid out SB 660.
Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 660, without amendments,
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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Delisi; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti;
Wohlgemuth (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3043
The Chair recalled HB 3043.
Representative Longoria moved that HB 3043, without amendments,
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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Maxey (2).
HCR 138
The Chair recalled HCR 138.
Representative Wohlgemuth offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that HCR 138, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Maxey (2).
SB 1065
The Chair recalled SB 1065, the companion to HB 1092.
Representative Uresti moved that SB 1065, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gray (1).
HB 2574
The Chair recalled HB 2574.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 2574, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gray; Delisi (2).
HB 455
The Chair recalled HB 455.
Representative Glaze moved that HB 455, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Glaze;
Maxey; Uresti (5).
Nays: Representative Longoria (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Gray; Wohlgemuth (2).
Absent: Representative Delisi (1).
HB 2558
The Chair recalled HB 2558.
Representative Gray moved that HB 2558, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Delisi (1).
HB 3465
The Chair recalled HB 3465.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 3465, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Delisi (1).
HCR 202
The Chair recalled HCR 202.
Representative Capelo moved that HCR 202, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Glaze; Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Maxey (2).
SB 94
The Chair recalled SB 94, the companion to HB 1693.
Representative Uresti moved that SB 94, as amended, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;
Glaze; Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Delisi; Maxey (2).
At 7:20 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