MINUTES SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Tuesday, February 1, 2005 9:00 a.m. Senate Chamber ***** Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, an open meeting of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services was held on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, in the Senate Chamber at Austin, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator Jane Nelson Senator Kenneth Armbrister Senator Kyle Janek Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. Senator John Carona Senator Bob Deuell Senator Jon Lindsay Senator Royce West Senator Judith Zaffirini ***** The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: The Chair gave welcoming remarks The Chair laid out proposed committee rules to be adopted. Senator Janek moved that the rules be adopted; without objection, the rules were adopted. There being no further business, at 9:15 a.m. the Chair moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the Chair; without objection, it was so ordered. _____________________________ Senator Jane Nelson, Chair _____________________________ Travis Broussard, Clerk