House Committee on Insurance
         75th Legislature
         March 24, 1997
         10:30 am or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E1.010
         
         Pursuant to an announcement from the floor, the meeting was 
         postponed until 1:15 pm.
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called 
         to order by the Chair, Representative John Smithee at 1:29 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Lewis, Glenn; 
                   Olivo; Wise (5).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Van de Putte; Bonnen; Burnam; Eiland 
                   (4).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         
         (Representative Burnam now present.)  
         
         HB 1498
         
         The chair laid out HB 1498.  
         
         (Representative Eiland now present.)  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1963
         
         The chair laid out HB 1963.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hirschi to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Lewis laid out a substitute.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Bonnen now present.)  
         
 
         





         (Representative Lewis, Glenn in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Van de Putte now present.)  
         
         (Representative Smithee in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hirschi to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The substitute was withdrawn.
         (Representative Averitt in chair.)  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2314
         
         The chair laid out HB 2314.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain 
         the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Smithee in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Van de Putte closed on the measure.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 1815
         
         The chair laid out HB 1815.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2063
         
         The chair laid out HB 2063.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain 
 
         





         the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to close on 
         the measure.  
         
         The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on Health 
         Mandates.
         
         The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on 
         Health Mandates:  Representative Averitt, Chair, 
         Representatives Van de Putte and Burnam. 
         
         HB 1708
         
         The chair laid out HB 1708.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to explain 
         the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to close the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         
         
         HB 1584
         
         The chair laid out HB 1584.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1662
         
         The chair laid out HB 1662.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the 
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Averitt in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Smithee in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Lewis, Glenn in chair.)  
         
 
         





         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Smithee in chair.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Counts to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 1662.
         
         The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on 
         HB 1662:  Representative Lewis, Glenn, Chair, Representatives 
         Eiland and Wise. 
         
         HB 1709
         
         The chair laid out HB 1709.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to explain 
         the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 3391
         The chair laid out HB 3391.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         The chairman moved to make a correction in the minutes for the 
         High Risk Pool Subcommittee meeting from March 6, 1997.  
         Without objections from the committee the motion was approved.
         
         At 7:10 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
         the meeting was adjourned.
         
         
         
         
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         Rep. John Smithee, Chair
         
         
         
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         Robert Strauss, Clerk