The House Committee on Public Health 
         77th Legislature 
         May 9, 2001 
         8:30 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 4, 2001, the House Committee  
         on Public Health met in a public hearing and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Gray, at 8:39 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Gray; Coleman; Glaze; Longoria; Maxey  
                   (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Capelo; Delisi; Uresti; Wohlgemuth  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 556 
          
         The chair laid out SB 556. 
          
         The Chair was recognized to explain the measure. 
          
         (Representative Coleman in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Uresti now present.) 
          
         (Representative Wohlgemuth now present.) 
          
         (Representative Capelo now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Gray in chair.) 
          
         SB 1588 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1588. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 1588, 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 Gray; Coleman; Glaze;  
                             Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Capelo; Delisi  (2).  
           
         SB 1767 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1767. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gray offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 1767, 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 Gray; Capelo; Glaze;  
                             Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Coleman; Delisi  (2).  
           
         SB 531 
          
         The chair laid out SB 531. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Janek to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Janek to close.  
          
         Representative Uresti moved that SB 531, 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 Gray; Coleman; Glaze;  
                             Longoria; Maxey; Uresti; Wohlgemuth (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Capelo; Delisi  (2).  
           
         At 9:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Gray, Chair 
          
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         Jeanette Rodriguez, Clerk