The House Committee on Public Health

81st Legislature

April 28, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2009, and suspension of the 5-day posting rule to consider House Bill 2599, the House Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 8:12 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; McReynolds; Zerwas (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The Committee received a briefing on the Swine Flu outbreak.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

 

(Representative Truitt now present.)

 

HCR 152

 

The chair laid out HCR 152.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the measure.

 

Representative Truitt moved that HCR 152, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative King, Susan  (1).

 

HCR 137

 

The chair laid out HCR 137.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Representative Gonzales moved that HCR 137, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Susan; Laubenberg  (2).

 

HB 1504

 

The chair laid out HB 1504.

 

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2294

 

The chair laid out HB 2294.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2917

 

The chair laid out HB 2917.

 

Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess.

 

The committee reconvened at 5:47 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:             Representatives Kolkhorst; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; McReynolds; Zerwas (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Laubenberg; Truitt (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Laubenberg now present.)

 

The chair directed that the April 22, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Public Health be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 4470

 

The chair laid out HB 4470.

 

Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative England to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2007

 

The chair laid out HB 2007.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 852

 

The chair laid out HB 852 as pending business.

 

Representative Coleman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 852, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; Davis, John; Truitt  (3).

 

HB 2163

 

The chair laid out HB 2163 as pending business.

 

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Zerwas moved that HB 2163, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; Davis, John; Truitt  (3).

 

HB 2627

 

The chair laid out HB 2627 as pending business.

 

Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gonzales moved that HB 2627, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; Davis, John; Truitt  (3).

 

HB 3282

 

The chair laid out HB 3282 as pending business.

 

Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Davis, John now present.)

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Davis, John moved that HB 3282, 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 Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Truitt  (2).

 

HB 3719

 

The chair laid out HB 3719 as pending business.

 

Representative Laubenberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hopson moved that HB 3719, 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 Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Truitt  (2).

 

HB 3755

 

The chair laid out HB 3755 as pending business.

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

Representative Davis, John moved that HB 3755, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Truitt  (1).

 

HB 3816

 

The chair laid out HB 3816 as pending business.

 

(Representative Truitt now present.)

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair offered Amendment No. 1 to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair offered Amendment No. 2 to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

 

 

Representative King, Susan offered Amendment No. 3 to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds (5).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Kolkhorst; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; Truitt; Zerwas (6).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

Representative Coleman moved that HB 3816, 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 Kolkhorst; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             Representative Naishtat (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3926

 

The chair laid out HB 3926 as pending business.

 

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Davis, John moved that HB 3926, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Truitt; Zerwas (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 4324

 

The chair laid out HB 4324 as pending business.

 

Representative Coleman moved that HB 4324, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Coleman; Davis, John; Gonzales; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; McReynolds; Zerwas (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Truitt  (1).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2080

 

The chair laid out HB 2080.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3674

 

The chair laid out HB 3674.

 

Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3674, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Davis, John; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; Gonzales; McReynolds  (3).

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3674 was favorably reported.

 

The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Naishtat moved that HB 3674, 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 Kolkhorst; Naishtat; Davis, John; Hopson; King, Susan; Laubenberg; Truitt; Zerwas (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Coleman; Gonzales; McReynolds  (3).

 

HB 1489

 

The chair laid out HB 1489.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2599

 

The chair laid out HB 2599.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

HB 3528

 

The chair laid out HB 3528.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gonzales now present.)

 

(Representative McReynolds now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)

 

HB 2677

 

The chair laid out HB 2677.

 

Representative McReynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1083

 

The chair laid out SB 1083.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3376

 

The chair laid out HB 3376.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 476

 

The chair laid out SB 476.

 

Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4401

 

The chair laid out HB 4401.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 2:18 a.m., on April 29, 2009, 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. Kolkhorst, Chair

 

 

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Doug Brown, Clerk