The House Committee on Insurance
79th Legislature
April 11, 2005
1:15 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 6, 2005, the House
Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:51 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Thompson; Van
Arsdale (5).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Keffer, Bill; Oliveira;
Taylor (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 2844
The chair laid out HB 2844. (Representative Taylor now
present.) (Representative Keffer, Bill now present.)The chair
recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)The chair
recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure. The
bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3073
The chair laid out HB 3073. The chair recognized Representative
Driver to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See
attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the
measure. The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3385
The chair laid out HB 3385.The chair recognized Representative
Pickett to explain the measure.
Representative Keffer, Bill offered a complete committee
substitute. The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close
on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection. The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3048
The chair laid out HB 3048.The chair recognized Representative
Hopson to explain the measure. Representative Seaman offered a
complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The
bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1132
The chair laid out HB 1132.The chair recognized Representative
Haggerty to explain the measure. (Representative Seaman in
chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)The chair
recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the measure.
(Representative Smithee in chair.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1572
The chair laid out HB 1572.
The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the
measure.
(Representative Eiland now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2286
The chair laid out HB 2286.The chair recognized Representative
Taylor to explain the measure. The chair recognized
Representative Taylor to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1746
The chair laid out HB 1746.
The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)The chair
recognized Representative Seaman to close on the measure. The
bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1254
The chair laid out HB 1254.
The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the
measure.
Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Seaman in chair.) Testimony was taken. (See
attached witness list.)(Representative Oliveira now present.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The
bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2614
(Representative Smithee in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2614.The chair recognized Representative
Eiland to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
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Representative Oliveira moved that HB 2614, 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; Isett; Eiland; Keffer,
Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Seaman; Thompson (2).
HB 1892
The chair laid out HB 1892. The chair recognized Representative
Eiland to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)The chair
recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure. The
bill was left pending without objection.
HB 686, HB 1532
The chair laid out HB 686, HB 1532.The chair recognized
Representative Rose to explain the measures. Testimony was
taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Seaman in
chair.)The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the
measure. The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 936, HB 1103
The chair laid out HB 936, HB 1103.The chair recognized
Representative Villarreal to explain the measures.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Seaman in chair.)
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 2298
The chair laid out HB 2298.(Representative Eiland in chair.)The
chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)Representative
Isett moved that HB 2298, 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; Isett; Eiland; Taylor;
Thompson (5).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Seaman; Keffer, Bill; Oliveira;
Van Arsdale (4).
HB 2156
The chair laid out HB 2156.
The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the
measure. Representative Isett offered a complete committee
substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness
list.)The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 8:48 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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Lynsey Patrick, Clerk
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