The House Committee on Public Health 
         77th Legislature 
         April 25, 2001 
         1:30 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Gray, at 7:17 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Gray; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti  
                   (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Delisi; Wohlgemuth  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 398 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 398. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Smith to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Smith to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1497 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1497. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi now present.) 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the  
  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 235 
          
         The Chair laid out HCR 235. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 558 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 558. 
          
         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.  
          
         SB 261 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 261. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Coleman in Chair.) 
          
         SB 581 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 581. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray for Representative  
  
         Counts to explain the measure.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray for Representative  
         Counts to close on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 643 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 643. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Gray offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Gray in Chair.) 
          
         SB 684 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 684. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Uresti 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 to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 766 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 766. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Uresti offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 832 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 832. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Delisi offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1586 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 1586. 
         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.  
          
         HB 1221 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 1221. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Wohlgemuth now present.) 
          
         Representative Maxey 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 964 
          
         The Chair laid out HB 964. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Maxey for Representative  
         Dunnam to explain the measure.  
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Maxey for Representative  
         Dunnam to close on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Coleman in Chair.) 
          
         SB 11 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 11. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.  
          
         (Representative Gray resumes as Chair.) 
          
         The Chair recalls HB 1221. 
          
         Testimony was taken on both HB 1221 and SB 11.  (See attached  
         witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Maxey in Chair.) 
          
         (Representative Gray resumes as Chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on HB 1221. 
          
         Representative Gray closed on SB 11. 
          
         Both bills were left pending without objection. 
          
         SB 1300 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1300. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Capelo offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 398 
         The Chair recalled HB 398. 
          
         Representative Capelo moved that HB 398, 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;  
                             Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Glaze; Maxey  (3).  
           
         HB 964 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 964. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that HB 964, 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;  
                             Longoria; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Glaze; Maxey  (3).  
           
         HCR 235 
          
         The Chair recalled HCR 235. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HCR 235, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 261 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 261. 
          
         Representative Uresti moved that SB 261, 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; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Glaze; Longoria  (2).  
           
         SB 558 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 558. 
          
         Representative Maxey moved that SB 558, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 643 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 643. 
          
         Representative Maxey moved that SB 643, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Wohlgemuth (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 684 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 684. 
          
         Representative Capelo moved that SB 684, 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 Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Delisi; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 766 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 766. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that SB 766, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 832 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 832. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that SB 832, 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 Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Delisi; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 1300 
          
         The Chair recalled SB 1300. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved that SB 1300, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 1497 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 1497. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that HB 1497, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 393 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 393. 
          
         Representative Maxey moved that the committee substitute adopted  
         on April 18, 2001 be rescinded and a new committee substitute be  
         introduced. The motion to rescind prevailed without objection. 
          
         Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
  
         Representative Longoria moved that HB 393, 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; Capelo; Delisi;  
                             Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Coleman; Glaze  (2).  
           
         HB 1463 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 1463. 
         Representative Maxey moved that the committee substitute adopted  
         on April 18, 2001 be rescinded and a new committee substitute be  
         introduced. The motion to rescind prevailed without objection. 
          
         Representative Maxey offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that HB 1463, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 2729 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 2729. 
          
         Representative Gray offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that HB 2729, 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 Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Delisi; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 3085 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 3085. 
          
         Representative Coleman moved that HB 3085, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Coleman; Longoria; Maxey;  
                             Uresti (4).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Delisi (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Gray; Capelo;  
                                  Wohlgemuth  (3).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 280 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 280, the companion to HB 2669. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that SB 280, 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 Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Delisi; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 282 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 282, the companion to HB 2671. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that SB 282, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 301 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 301, the companion to HB 907. 
          
         Representative Longoria moved that SB 301, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 424 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 424, the companion to HB 1101. 
          
         Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Coleman offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 424, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 533 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 533, the companion to HB 1769. 
          
         Representative Capelo moved that SB 533, 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 Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Delisi; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 1264 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 1264, the companion to HB 2210. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 1264, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         SB 1456 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 1456, the companion to HB 3155. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved that SB 1456, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 1887 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 1887. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved to reconsider the vote by which HB  
         1887 was adopted..  The motion to reconsider prevailed without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved to rescind the vote by which the  
         amendment to the committee substitute of HB 1887 was adopted.  
         The motion to rescind the amendment prevailed without objection. 
          
         Representative Delisi 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         HB 1702 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 1702. 
          
         Representative Maxey offered amendment number one to the  
         committee substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Maxey offered amendment number two to the  
         committee substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
  
         Representative Coleman offered amendment number three to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Coleman offered amendment number four to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         the committee substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Gray; Coleman; Capelo;  
                             Maxey; Uresti (5).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Delisi; Longoria; Wohlgemuth  
                             (3).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         Representative Longoria moved that HB 1702, 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; Delisi; Longoria;  
                             Maxey; Wohlgemuth (5).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Coleman; Capelo; Uresti (3).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
          
         HB 3600 
          
         The Chair recalled HB 3600. 
          
         Representative Capelo offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         the committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Uresti moved that HB 3600, 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; Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Glaze  (1).  
           
         At 1:15 a.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