HB 217 - CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced the first order of business was House Bill No. 217, "An Act relating to certified nurse aides; and providing for an effective date." REPRESENTATIVE JOE RYAN made a motion to rescind the committee's action of April 14, 1997, moving the bill out of committee. There being no objection, version 0-LS0737\B, Lauterbach, 4/9/97, as amended, was back before the committee. Number 0156 REPRESENTATIVE RYAN made a further motion to rescind the committee's action regarding the amendment changing the title. He said he didn't believe that action was appropriate because it affected the bill. REPRESENTATIVE ROKEBERG specified that the motion was to rescind the committee's action adopting Amendment 1, relating to the title change and the language on page 7, line 27. He noted that Representative Brice was now in attendance. He asked whether there was any objection to rescinding that action. Number 0218 REPRESENTATIVE JERRY SANDERS objected to find out the reason. REPRESENTATIVE RYAN said changing the title causes problems and makes it quite a bit different from the companion bill in the Senate. On reflection, it wasn't really necessary to do. REPRESENTATIVE TOM BRICE said it violates the single-subject rule. Number 0261 CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG agreed and noted there was a related memorandum from the Division of Legal and Research Services discussing deletion of Section 16 and the single-subject rule. REPRESENTATIVE SANDERS withdrew his objection. CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG announced that there being no objection, the adoption of Amendment 1 was rescinded. He noted that Representative Hudson was now in attendance. Number 0309 REPRESENTATIVE RYAN made a motion to delete Section 16. He said this is language that the Office of the Attorney General had advised them to include in case of any problem down the road. It is not really applicable and perhaps causes further problems with the single-subject rule relating to the title. CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG called that "conceptual Amendment 3." He asked whether there was any objection. There being none, conceptual Amendment 3 was adopted. Number 0391 REPRESENTATIVE RYAN made a motion to move the bill, as amended, out of committee, with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 217(L&C) moved from the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.