The House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures,  
         Select 
         78th Legislature 
         February 25, 2003 
         4:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 20, 2003, the House  
         Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Delisi, at 4:10 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman; Crownover;  
                   Harper-Brown; Miller; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Capelo; Deshotel; Truitt (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         HCR 56 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 56. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Berman moved that HCR 56, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Capelo; Crownover; Harper-Brown; Miller;  
                             Uresti; Wohlgemuth (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
  
         Absent:        Representatives Deshotel; Truitt  (2).  
           
         HCR 57 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 57. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Uresti moved that HCR 57, 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 Delisi; Gutierrez; Berman;  
                             Capelo; Crownover; Harper-Brown; Miller;  
                             Uresti; Wohlgemuth (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Deshotel; Truitt  (2).  
           
         HCR 58 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 58. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Delisi requested the committee substitute to be  
         withdrawn. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         House Committee on State Health Care Expenditures, Select 
         2/25/2003 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Deshotel now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on Health Care Demographics. 
         (See attached witness list.)  
          
         (Representative Truitt now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on PACE. 
         (See attached witness list.)  
          
         Testimony was taken on Star + Plus. 
         (See attached witness list.)  
          
         At 6:55 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. Delisi, Chair 
          
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         Tom McCarty, Clerk