The House Committee on Insurance

80th Legislature

March 19, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2007 and in accordance with the motion on the house floor and subsequent approval to allow the committee to meet while the House was in session during reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 4:15 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Woolley (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Smith, Todd; Taylor; Vo (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

HB139, HB1069, HB2199, HB1905

 

The chair laid out HB139.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain HB139.

 

The chair laid out HB1069.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain HB1069.

 

The chair laid out HB2199.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain HB2199.

 

The chair laid out HB1905.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain HB1905

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson to close on HB139.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on HB1069.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on HB1905.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on HB2199.

 

HB139, HB1069, HB1905, HB2199 were left pending without objection.

 

HB1047

 

The chair laid out HB1047.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

HB2252

 

The chair laid out HB2252.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB522

 

The chair laid out HB522 as pending business.

 

Representative Woolley offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Eiland moved that HB522, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Thompson; Vo; Woolley (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Martinez, "Mando"  (1).

 

HB1594

 

The chair laid out HB1594 as pending business.

 

Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Todd moved that HB1594, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Thompson; Vo; Woolley (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Martinez, "Mando"  (1).

 

HB1741

 

The chair laid out HB1741 as pending business.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB1741, without amendments, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Thompson; Vo; Woolley (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Martinez, "Mando"  (1).

 

HB2252

 

The chair laid out HB2252 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

Representative Eiland moved that HB2252, without amendments, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Thompson; Vo; Woolley (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Martinez, "Mando"  (1).

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

HB2016

 

The chair laid out HB2016.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Representative Smithee 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.

 

HB2014

 

The chair laid out HB2014.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

At 9:47 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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LyAnna Johnson, Clerk