The House Committee on Public Health

89th Legislature

April 24, 2025

upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2025, the House Committee on Public Health met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative VanDeaver, at 5:28 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; and Shofner.

A quorum was present.

HB 4638

The chair laid out HB 4638 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4638, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 2035

The chair laid out HB 2035 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2035, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 4813

The chair laid out HB 4813 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4813, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 2284

The chair laid out HB 2284 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2284, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Shofner (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Pierson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 2300

The chair laid out HB 2300 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2300, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Shofner (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Olcott; Pierson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 514

The chair recalled HB 514 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out HB 514.

The chair moved that HB 514, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Shofner (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Olcott; Pierson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 2298

The chair recalled HB 2298 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out HB 2298.

The chair moved that HB 2298, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 632

The chair recalled HB 632 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out HB 632.

The chair moved that HB 632, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 5147

The chair laid out HB 5147 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5147, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

SB 984

The chair laid out SB 984, the Senate companion to HB 3318.

The chair moved that SB 984, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

SB 1316

The chair laid out SB 1316, the Senate companion to HB 2735.

The chair moved that SB 1316, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 541

The chair laid out HB 541 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 541, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (10).

Nays:                           Representative Collier (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 997

The chair recalled HB 997 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out HB 997.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 997, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives VanDeaver; Cunningham; Frank; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Campos; Bucy; Collier; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 4014

The chair laid out HB 4014 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4014, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Johnson; Jones, Jolanda; Pierson; Shofner (10).

Nays:                           Representative Olcott (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

HB 2556

The chair laid out HB 2556 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2556, 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 VanDeaver; Campos; Bucy; Cunningham; Frank; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson; Jones, Jolanda (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Collier; Schofield; Simmons (3).

(Representative Collier now present.)

HB 216

The chair laid out HB 216 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 216, 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 VanDeaver; Bucy; Collier; Cunningham; Frank; Jones, Jolanda; Olcott; Pierson; Shofner (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Campos; Johnson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Schofield; Simmons (2).

At 5:48 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. VanDeaver, Chair

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Scott Crownover, Clerk