The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         March 19, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:03  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;  
                   McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Dawson (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1162 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1162. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         (Representative Dawson now present.) 
          
         Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1321 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1321. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
  
         HB 1490 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1490. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:58 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. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk