House Committee on Insurance 
         75th Legislature 
         April 28, 1997 
         10:30 am or upon adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor, the hearing  
         was postponed until 1:30 pm. 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the five day posting rule, the  
         following bills were added:  SB 258,  
         HB 2097, and HB 2814.   
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the Chair, Representative John Smithee at 1:40 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Burnam; Eiland;  
                   Lewis, Glenn; Olivo (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Van de Putte; Bonnen; Wise (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2941 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2941.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 258 
          
         The chair laid out SB 258.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.   
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         SB 1106 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1106.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Averitt to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Averitt to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2024 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2024.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Wise now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3364 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3364.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representatives Van de Putte and Bonnen now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Van de Putte in chair.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Smithee now in chair) 
          
         HB 2814 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2814.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Danburg to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Danburg to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 2097 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2097.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Van de Putte offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3536 
         The chair laid out HB 3536.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 652 
          
         The chair laid out HB 652 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that HB 652, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Van de Putte; Averitt;  
                        Bonnen; Eiland; Wise (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Burnam; Lewis, Glenn;  
                                  Olivo (3). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 2886 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2886 as pending business.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3563 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3563 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Smithee offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that HB 3563, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Van de Putte; Averitt;  
                        Bonnen; Burnam; Eiland; Olivo (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Lewis, Glenn; Wise (2). 
          
         HB 99 
          
         The chair laid out HB 99 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn moved that HB 99, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Van de Putte; Bonnen; Eiland;  
                        Lewis, Glenn; Olivo (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Smithee; Burnam (2). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Averitt; Wise (2). 
          
         HB 2140 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2140 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken. 
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Van de Putte moved that HB 2140, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Van de Putte; Averitt;  
                        Bonnen; Burnam; Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Olivo; Wise (2). 
          
         SB 1106 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1106 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Averitt moved that SB 1106 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Van de Putte; Averitt;  
                        Bonnen; Burnam; Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Olivo; Wise (2). 
          
         HB 2887 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2887 as pending business.   
          
         Testimony was taken 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
  
         At 5:40 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. John Smithee, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Robert Strauss, Clerk