The House Committee on Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         May 3, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 24 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 3, 2005,  
         the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 7:14  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                    Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Van Arsdale (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Van Arsdale now present.) 
          
         HB 2844 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2844 as pending business. Representative  
         Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  The committee  
         substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 363 
          
         The chair laid out HB 363 as pending business. Representative  
         Taylor offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Taylor  
         moved that HB 363, 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; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson; Van  
                         Arsdale (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 368 
          
         The chair laid out HB 368 as pending business. The chair  
 
         recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.  
          Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.  
         Representative Taylor moved that HB 368, 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; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Seaman; Isett (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 712 
          
         The chair laid out HB 712 as pending business. Representative  
         Thompson offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson moved that HB 712, 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; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Seaman; Isett (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 3073 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3073 as pending business. Representative  
         Taylor offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was adopted without objection. 
         Representative Taylor moved that HB 3073, 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; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson; Van  
                         Arsdale (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
 
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
           
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 2156 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2156 as pending business. Representative  
         Smithee offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2999 
          
         The chair recalled HB 2999 from subcommittee.  Representative  
         Thompson moved that HB 2999, 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; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson; Van  
                         Arsdale (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 280 
          
         The chair laid out HB 280 as pending business. Representative  
         Seaman offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Seaman  
         moved that HB 280, 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; Taylor; Van Arsdale (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Eiland; Thompson (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Oliveira  (1). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 2299 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2299 as pending business. Representative  
         Smithee offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
 
           3 
          
         House Committee on Insurance 
         5/3/2005 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 14 
           
         The chair laid out SB 14.  Representative Smithee offered a  
         complete committee substitute. Representative Seaman offered an  
         amendment to the committee substitute. The amendment was adopted  
         without objection.  Representative Eiland offered an amendment  
         to the committee substitute. The amendment was adopted without  
         objection.  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 SB 14, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Eiland; Taylor  
                         (4). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Isett; Keffer, Bill; Thompson;  
                         Van Arsdale (4). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Oliveira  (1). 
          
         Ab          The chair laid out SB 449.  The chair recognized Representative  
Seaman to explain the m          Representative Taylor moved that SB 449, 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 recor 
         Ayes:           Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Van Arsdale  (1). 
          
         HB 1890 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1890 as pending business. Representative  
         Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  Representative  
         Eiland offered an amendment to the committee substitute.  
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  Representative  
         Smithee offered an amendment to the committee substitute. The  
 
           4 
          
         House Committee on Insurance 
         5/3/2005 
          
         amendment was adopted without objection.  The committee  
         substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection.  The  
         chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a  
         committee substitute.  Representative Taylor moved that HB 1890,  
          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 (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Thompson; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         At 7:33 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Smithee, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
           5 
          
         House Committee on Insurance 
         5/3/2005 
          
           6