The House Committee on Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         March 22, 2005 
         Upon recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 24 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 22,  
         2005, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at  
         11:49 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Keffer, Bill;  
                    Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Isett; Eiland; Thompson (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 542 
          
         The chair laid out HB 542.  Representative Taylor offered a  
         complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
         adopted without objection.  Representative Taylor moved that HB  
         542, 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; Seaman; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Isett; Eiland; Thompson  (3). 
          
         HB 850 
          
          The chair laid out HB 850.(Representative Isett now present.)  
           Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.  
           The committee substitute was adopted without objection.   
           Representative Isett moved that HB 850, 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; Seaman; Isett; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
          Absent:         Representatives Eiland; Thompson  (2). 
          
         HB 765 
           The chair laid out HB 765. (Representative Eiland now present.)   
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute  
was adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed without  
objection. The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
objection.  Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee  
substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without  
objection. Representative Oliveira moved that HB 765, 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 recor 
         Ayes:           Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Thompson  (1). 
          
         HB 654 
          
         The chair laid out HB 654. Representative Eiland offered a  
         complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
         adopted without objection. Representative Eiland moved that HB  
         654, 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; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Thompson  (1). 
          
         HB 655 
          
         The chair laid out HB 655. Representative Eiland offered a  
         complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
         adopted without objection.  Representative Eiland moved that HB  
         655, 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; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (8). 
 
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         Nays:           None (0). 
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Thompson  (1). 
          
         HB 941 
           The chair laid out HB 941. Representative Taylor offered a  
complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
adopted without objection.  Representative Taylor moved that HB  
941, 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 recor 
         Ayes:           Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Oliveira (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Thompson  (1). 
          
         At 11:59 a.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 
          
         ________________________ 
         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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