The House Committee on Public Health 
         78th Legislature 
         April 24, 2003 
         12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         JHR, 120 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:15  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Capelo; Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor;  
                   Zedler (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Laubenberg; Truitt; Coleman; Naishtat  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3240 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3240. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3389 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3389. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1381, HB 2629 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1381 and HB 2629. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 2629.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Capelo in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Coleman now present.) 
          
         (Representative Naishtat now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 2629 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The HB 1381 and HB 2629 were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1545 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1545. 
          
         HB 3475 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3475. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1545 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3497 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3497. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3174 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3174. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3460 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3460. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
 
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         measure.  
           
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3088 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3088 and explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on HB 3088. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1834 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1834 and explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on HB 1834. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 103 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 103. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3486 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3486 and explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
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         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
          The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative McReynolds in chair.) 
          
         HB 2988 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2988. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2996 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2996. 
          
         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.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3008 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3008. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
 
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         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
          HB 3009 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3009. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3011 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3011. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Capelo in chair.) 
          
         At 2:52 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Capelo, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk 
          
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