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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.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.
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Rep. John Smithee, Chair
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Robert Strauss, Clerk