The House Committee on Insurance 
         Subcommittee on Life and Health Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         April 14, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 8, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Insurance, Subcommittee on Life and Health  
         Insurance, met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Seaman, at 3:35 p.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Seaman; Thompson (2). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Taylor (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1313 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1313.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 1941 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1941.The chair recognized  
         Representative Nixon to explain the measure.  
         (Representative Taylor now present.) 
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee  
         substitute. The committee substitute was withdrawn  
         without objection.The bill was left pending without  
         objection.  
          
         HB 3277 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3277.The chair recognized  
         Representative Isett to explain the measure. The chair  
         recognized Representative Isett to close on the  
         measure. The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1485 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1485.The chair recognized  
         Representative Thompson to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  The  
         chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on  
         the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1605/ SB 261 
          
         The chair laid out SB 261 in lieu of HB 1605. The chair  
  
         recognized Representative Keffer, Bill to explain the  
         measure.  Testimony was taken. The chair recognized  
         Representative Keffer, Bill to close on the measure.  
          (See attached witness list.)The bill was left pending  
         without objection.  
          
         HB 2999 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2999. The chair recognized  
         Representative Morrison to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The  
         chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on  
         the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2371 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2371. The chair recognized  
         Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.  
          Representative Taylor offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The  
         chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on  
         the measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
         objection.  The bill was left pending without  
         objection.  
          
         HB 1774 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1774. The chair recognized  
         Representative Taylor to explain the measure.  
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee  
         substitute. Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness  
         list.) The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
         objection.  The chair recognized Representative Taylor  
         to close on the measure. The bill was left pending  
         without objection.  
          
         HB 407 
          
         The chair laid out HB 407.  The chair recognized  
         Representative Uresti to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The  
         chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the  
         measure. The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3277 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3277 as pending business.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The  
         bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1941 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1941 as pending business.  
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  
         (Representative Taylor in chair.)The chair recognized  
         Representative Nixon to close on the measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3330 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3330. 
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain  
         the measure. Testimony was taken.  (See attached  
         witness list.)The chair recognized Representative  
         Farabee to close on the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2279 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2279.  The chair recognized  
         Representative Thompson to explain the measure.  
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee  
         substitute. Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness  
         list.)The chair recognized Representative Thompson to  
         close on the measure. The committee substitute was  
         withdrawn without objection.  The bill was left pending  
         without objection.  
          
         HB 1669 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1669.  (Representative Taylor in chair.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken (See attached witness list.). The chair  
         recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.  
          The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB2810 
          
         The chair laid out HB2810. The chair recognized Representative  
         Hochberg to explain the measure. Representative Thompson offered  
         a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken.  (See  
         attached witness list.)] 
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB3405 
          
         The chair laid out HB3405.  Representative Taylor offered a  
         complete committee substitute. The chair recognized  
 
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         Representative Rose to explain the measure. Testimony was taken.   
         (See attached witness list.)The chair recognized Representative  
         Rose to close on the measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The  
         bill was left pending without objection.  
         (Representative Seaman in chair.) 
          
         At 10:18 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. Seaman, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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