The House Committee on Public Health
78th Legislature
May 21, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.036
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 16, 2003, the House Committee
on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Capelo, at 8:09 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Capelo; Truitt; Coleman; Dawson;
McReynolds; Zedler (6).
Absent: Representatives Laubenberg; Naishtat; Taylor (3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Laubenberg now present.)
SB 216
The chair laid out SB 216.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 216, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Dawson; McReynolds (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler
(4).
SB 56
The chair laid out SB 56.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the
measure.
Representative Dawson offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 474
The chair laid out SB 474 and explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1826
The chair laid out SB 1826.
The chair recognized Representative Reyna to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Reyna to close on the
measure.
Representative Truitt moved that SB 1826, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Dawson;
McReynolds; Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Laubenberg; Coleman; Naishtat;
Taylor (4).
SB 309
The chair laid out SB 309.
The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the
measure.
Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee
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substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Naishtat now present.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:37 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until final adjournment of the Regular
Session of the full House, May 21, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 6:49 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Capelo. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; McReynolds;
Naishtat; Zedler (5).
Absent: Representatives Truitt; Coleman; Dawson; Taylor (4).
A quorum was present.
SB 309
The chair laid out SB 309 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Dawson now present.)
(Representative Coleman now present.)
(Representative Truitt now present.)
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative Coleman moved that SB 309, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Coleman;
McReynolds; Naishtat (5).
Nays: Representatives Laubenberg; Dawson; Zedler
(3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
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SB 474
The chair laid out SB 474 as pending business.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 474, 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 Capelo; Truitt; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Zedler (7).
Nays: Representative Laubenberg (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 769
The chair laid out SB 769, the companion to HB 3008.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 769, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 1225
The chair laid out SB 1225 as pending business.
Representative Naishtat moved that SB 1225, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 1419
The chair laid out SB 1419 as pending business.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1419, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 356
The chair laid out SB 356, the companion to HB 2989.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 356, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 787
The chair laid out SB 787, the companion to HB 2495.
Representative McReynolds offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 787, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
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that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Zedler (7).
Nays: Representative Truitt (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
SB 1571
The chair laid out SB 1571 as pending business.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1571, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Taylor (1).
(Representative Taylor now present.)
SB 864
The chair laid out SB 864 as pending business.
Representative Coleman moved that SB 864, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Zedler (7).
Nays: Representative Truitt (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Taylor (1).
Absent: None (0).
Representative Coleman moved to reconsider the vote by which SB
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864 was reported without amendments to the full house and
recommended to the Local and Consent Calendar. The motion to
reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Coleman moved that SB 864, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Zedler (7).
Nays: Representative Truitt (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Taylor (1).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1414
The chair laid out SB 1414, the companion to HB 3162.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1414, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Truitt;
Coleman; Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat;
Taylor; Zedler (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 739
The chair laid out SB 739 and explained the measure.
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1148
The chair laid out SB 1148 and explained the measure.
Representative Laubenberg offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
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The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1148, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Truitt (1).
SB 739
The chair laid out SB 739 as pending business.
Representative Naishtat moved that SB 739, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Truitt (1).
SB 1315
The chair laid out SB 1315 and explained the measure.
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1315, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler
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(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Truitt (1).
SB 1357
The chair laid out SB 1357 and explained the measure.
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative Coleman moved that SB 1357, 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 Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Naishtat; Taylor; Zedler
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Truitt (1).
SB 1392
The chair laid out SB 1392 and explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1662
The chair laid out SB 1662 and explained the measure.
Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 1662, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
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that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Capelo; Laubenberg; Coleman;
Dawson; McReynolds; Taylor; Zedler (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Truitt; Naishtat (2).
SCR 14
The chair laid out SCR 14 and explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SCR 49
The chair laid out SCR 49 and explained the measure.
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SCR 14
The chair laid out SCR 14 as pending business.
Representative Coleman moved that SCR 14, 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 Capelo; Coleman; Dawson;
McReynolds; Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Laubenberg; Truitt; Naishtat;
Taylor (4).
SCR 49
The chair laid out SCR 49 as pending business.
Representative Coleman moved that SCR 49, without amendments, be
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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 Capelo; Coleman; Dawson;
McReynolds; Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Laubenberg; Truitt; Naishtat;
Taylor (4).
SB 355
The chair laid out SB 355, the companion to HB 2988.
Representative McReynolds moved that SB 355, 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 Capelo; Coleman; Dawson;
McReynolds; Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Laubenberg; Truitt; Naishtat;
Taylor (4).
At 9:10 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. Capelo, Chair
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Greg Herzog, Clerk