House Committee on Insurance 
         76th Legislature 
         April 22, 1999 
         Upon adjournment 
         House Chamber 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on April 22,  
         1999, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative John  
         Smithee at 4:25 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe;  
                   Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Eiland; Burnam (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 969 
          
         The chair laid out HB 969 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 969, 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; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Burnam (2). 
          
         HB 1628 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1628 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Olivo moved that HB 1628, 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; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Burnam (2). 
          
         HB 1650 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1650 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson moved that HB 1650, 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; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Thompson; Wise (6). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Seaman (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Burnam (2). 
          
         HB 1751 
          
         The chair laid out amended HB 1751 as pending business.  The  
         previous amendment had been adopted on 4/20/99 and had been  
         offered by Representative Seaman.  The amendment was  
         designated amendment #1. 
          
         Representative Seaman offered an amendment to the amended HB  
         1751.  This amendment was designated amendment #2.   
          
         Amendment #2 was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson moved that HB 1751, as amended, 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; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Burnam; Eiland (2). 
          
         HB 1919 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1919 as pending business.   
          
         HB 1919 was recalled from the subcommittee on mandates review. 
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 1919, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Lewis, Glenn; Olivo;  
                        Seaman (4). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Moreno, Joe; Thompson; Wise  
                        (3). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Burnam (2). 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2096 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2096 as pending business.   
          
         HB 2096 was recalled from the subcommittee on fraud.   
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Seaman offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Burnam now present.)   
          
         HB 2495 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2495 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn moved that HB 2495, 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 Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Wise (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Seaman; Thompson (2). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Smithee (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 2793 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2793 as pending business.   
         Representative Moreno, Joe offered an amendment to the  
         measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Olivo moved that HB 2793, as amended, 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; Moreno, Joe; Olivo;  
                        Seaman; Thompson; Wise (6). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Burnam (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Lewis, Glenn (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 3096 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3096 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Burnam moved that HB 3096, 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 vote:   
  
         Ayes:          Representatives Burnam; Moreno, Joe; Olivo;  
                        Thompson (4). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Seaman (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Smithee; Lewis,  
                                  Glenn; Wise (3). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3603 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3603 as pending business.   
         HB 3603 was recalled from the subcommittee on fraud. 
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 3603, 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; Burnam; Lewis, Glenn;  
                        Moreno, Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 107 
          
         The chair laid out HB 107 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn moved that HB 107 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 Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo; Thompson; Wise (6). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Smithee; Seaman (2). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 3017 
  
         The chair laid out HB 3017 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Seaman offered an amendment to the measure.   
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 3017, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Smithee; Lewis, Glenn; Seaman  
                        (3). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Burnam; Moreno, Joe; Olivo;  
                        Thompson; Wise (5). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2868 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2868 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Olivo moved that HB 2868, 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; Burnam; Lewis, Glenn;  
                        Moreno, Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 1919 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1919, as substituted, as pending  
         business.   
  
         Representative Wise moved that HB 1919, 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; Burnam; Lewis, Glenn;  
                        Moreno, Joe; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson; Wise (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 3096 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3096, as substituted, as pending  
         business.   
          
         Representative Thompson moved that HB 3096, 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 Burnam; Moreno, Joe; Olivo;  
                        Thompson; Wise (5). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Seaman (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Smithee; Lewis, Glenn  
                                  (2). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         HB 2495 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2495.   
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure  
         was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider  
         prevailed without objection.  
          
         Representative Lewis, Glenn moved that HB 2495, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                        Joe; Olivo (4). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Seaman (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representatives Smithee; Thompson;  
                                  Wise (3). 
  
         Absent:        Representative Eiland (1). 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         At 4:55 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         At the request of the Vice-Chair, the following memorandum has  
         been attached to the minutes: 
          
         To:       Chairman John Smithee 
         From:          Representative Craig Eiland 
         Date:          04/22/99 
         Subject:  Absence from Insurance Committee formal meeting 
          
         I have a group of constituents in town today from the Texas  
         City - La Marque Chamber of Commerce as part of the Leadership  
         Mainland program.  I will need to meet with them upon  
         adjournment of the House.  Please excuse me from the Insurance  
         Committee formal meeting that you told me would take place  
         today.  Thank you. 
          
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         Rep. Craig Eiland, Vice-Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Robert Hall, Clerk