The House Committee on Insurance

80th Legislature

March 26, 2007

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

E1.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2007, a revised notice posted on March 22, 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 5:32 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Smith, Todd; Eiland; Hancock; Thompson (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Taylor; Martinez, "Mando"; Vo; Woolley (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

HB2708

 

The chair laid out HB2708.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain HB2708.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute to HB2708.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to close on HB2708.

 

HB2708 was left pending without objection.

 

HB1590

 

The chair laid out HB1590.

 

Representative Smithee explained HB1590.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now present.)

 

Representative Smithee closed on the measure.

 

HB1590 was left pending without objection.

 

HB1438, HB223, HB510, HB1128, HB1169, HB1986, HB1437, HB3361, HB1224, HB1477, HB2668, HB1429, HB247, HB293, HB268, HB1600, HB1919, HB1436, HB1957, HB2011

 

The chair laid out HB1438.

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain HB1438.

 

The chair laid out HB223.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain HB223.

 

The chair laid out HB510.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain HB510.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" offered a complete committee substitute to HB510.

 

The chair laid out HB1128.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB1128.

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

The chair laid out HB1169.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB1169.

 

The chair laid out HB1986.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB1986.

 

Representative Vo offered a complete committee substitute to HB1986.

 

The chair laid out HB1437.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB1437.

 

The chair laid out HB3361.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB3361.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute to HB3361.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB1224.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain HB1224.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute to HB1224.

 

The chair laid out HB1477.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain HB1477.

 

The chair laid out HB2668.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain HB2668.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB1429.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain HB1429.

 

The chair laid out HB247.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain HB247.

 

The chair laid out HB293.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain HB293.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB268.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain HB268.

 

The chair laid out HB1600.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain HB1600.

 

The chair laid out HB1919.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain HB1919.

 

The chair laid out HB1436.

 

The chair laid out HB1957.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ortiz, Jr. to explain HB1957.

 

The chair laid out HB2011.

 

Testimony was taken on HB1438, HB223, HB510, HB1128, HB1169, HB1986, HB1437, HB3361, HB1224, HB1477, HB2668, HB1429, HB247, HB293, HB268, HB1600, HB1919, HB1436, HB1957, and HB2011.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain HB1436.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain HB2011.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The committee substitutes for HB510, HB1986, HB3361, and HB1224 were withdrawn without objection.

 

HB1438, HB223, HB510, HB1128, HB1169, HB1986, HB1437, HB3361, HB1224, HB1477, HB2668, HB1429, HB247, HB293, HB268, HB1600, HB1919, HB1436, HB1957, and HB2011 were left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1:37 a.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