The House Committee on Insurance
77th Legislature
March 28, 2001
Upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.020
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 28,
2001, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at
12:30 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt; Burnam;
Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson (8).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 338
The chair laid out HB 338 as pending business.
Representative Olivo offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 338, 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
record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 1066
The chair recalled HB 1066 from subcommittee.
Representative Averitt offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 1066, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 1404
The chair laid out HB 1404 as pending business.
Representative Moreno, Joe E. offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 1404, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo (6).
Nays: Representative Seaman (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Thompson (1).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 1495
Representative Averitt moved to reconsider the vote by which the
measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider
prevailed without objection.
Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Averitt moved that HB 1495, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 1440
The chair laid out HB 1440 as pending business.
Representative Averitt offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Seaman moved that HB 1440, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Burnam;
Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (2).
HB 1562
The chair laid out HB 1562 as pending business.
Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 1562, as amended, 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 record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Burnam;
Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (2).
HB 1610
The chair laid out HB 1610 as pending business.
Representative Averitt offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Thompson moved that HB 1610, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Burnam;
Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (2).
HB 1945
(Representative Eiland now present.)
The chair laid out HB 1945 as pending business.
Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Averitt moved that HB 1945, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 2191
The chair laid out HB 2191 as pending business.
Representative Averitt offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Eiland moved that HB 2191, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 2498
The chair laid out HB 2498 as pending business.
Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2828
The chair laid out HB 2828 as pending business.
Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Eiland moved that HB 2828, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
HB 3012
The chair laid out HB 3012 as pending business.
Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Eiland moved that HB 3012, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Lewis, Glenn (1).
SB 415
The chair laid out SB 415, the companion to HB 1000.
Representative Averitt offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Lewis, Glenn now present.)
Representative Averitt moved that SB 415, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo;
Seaman; Thompson (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2286
The chair laid out HB 2286 as pending business.
Representative Eiland moved that HB 2286, without amendments, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Averitt;
Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo;
Seaman; Thompson (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1862
The chair laid out HB 1862 as pending business.
Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Averitt moved that HB 1862, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Eiland; Averitt; Burnam;
Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo;
Thompson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Smithee; Seaman (2).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1195
The chair laid out HB 1195 as pending business.
Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Lewis,
Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Thompson (6).
Nays: Representatives Eiland; Burnam; Seaman (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Seaman moved that HB 1195, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Burnam;
Lewis, Glenn; Seaman (5).
Nays: Representatives Averitt; Moreno, Joe E.;
Olivo (3).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Thompson (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2159
The chair laid out HB 2159 as pending business.
Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Seaman moved that HB 2159, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe
E.; Olivo; Seaman; Thompson (5).
Nays: Representative Burnam (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Smithee; Eiland (2).
Absent: Representative Averitt (1).
HB 2871
The chair laid out HB 2871 as pending business.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 2871, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Burnam;
Lewis, Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo; Seaman;
Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Averitt (1).
At 1:20 p.m., 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. Smithee, Chair
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Bryan Taylor, Clerk