The House Committee on Insurance
79th Legislature
May 2, 2005
1:15 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2005, the House
Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 5:51 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;
Oliveira; Thompson (6).
Absent: Representatives Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van Arsdale
(3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Taylor now present.)
SB 506
The chair laid out SB 506. The chair recognized Representative
Corte to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1936
The chair laid out HB 1936. The chair recognized Representative
Ritter to explain the measure.
Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Van Arsdale now present.)(Representative Keffer,
Bill now present.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The
chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3039
The chair laid out HB 3039.The chair recognized Representative
Olivo to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See
attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Olivo to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2965
The chair laid out HB 2965.The chair recognized Representative
Seaman to explain the measure.
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Representative Isett moved that HB 2965, 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; Seaman; Isett; Keffer,
Bill; Thompson; Van Arsdale (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Oliveira; Taylor (3).
SB 50
(Representative Seaman in chair.)
The chair laid out SB 50. The chair recognized Representative
Smithee to explain the measure. Representative Thompson moved
that SB 50, 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; Seaman; Eiland; Keffer,
Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Isett; Oliveira (2).
SB 53
The chair laid out SB 53.The chair recognized Representative
Smithee to explain the measure.
Representative Thompson moved that SB 53, 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; Seaman; Eiland; Keffer,
Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Isett; Oliveira (2).
HB 3374
(Representative Smithee in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 3374.The chair recognized Representative
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Taylor to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the
measure. The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3375/SB 781
The chair laid out HB 3375. The chair moved to consider SB 781
in lieu of HB 3375. Representative Taylor offered a complete
committee substitute to SB 781. Testimony was taken. (See
attached witness list.)The committee substitute was adopted
without objection.
Representative Eiland moved that SB 781, 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; Isett; Eiland; Keffer,
Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Seaman; Oliveira (2).
At 7:44 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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