The House Committee on Insurance

80th Legislature

April 2, 2007

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

E1.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 28, 2007, a revised notice posted on March 29, 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 5:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Woolley (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Smith, Todd; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB579

 

The chair laid out HB579.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the measure.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2118

 

The chair laid out HB2118.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB2200

 

The chair laid out HB2200.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1245

 

The chair laid out HB1245.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2251

 

The chair laid out HB2251.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Smithee offered an amendment to the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1269

 

The chair laid out HB1269.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Thompson in chair.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1351

 

The chair laid out HB1351.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Taylor in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1848

 

The chair laid out HB1848.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1777

 

The chair laid out HB1777.

 

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.

 

HB2015

 

The chair laid out HB2015.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2636

 

The chair laid out HB2636.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2771

 

The chair laid out HB2771.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1913

 

The chair laid out HB1913.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3839

 

The chair laid out HB3839.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2329

 

The chair laid out HB2329.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

HB698, HB2960, HB3272, HB3967, HB3968, HB3969

 

The chair laid out HB698, HB2960, HB3272, HB3967, HB3968, HB3969.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB3968.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB698.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB3967.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB3272.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB3969.

 

Representative Smithee explained HB2960.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute to HB2960.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on HB698, HB3272, HB3967, HB3968, HB3969.

 

Representative Smithee closed on HB2960.

 

The committee substitute to HB2960 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB698, HB2960, HB3272, HB3967, HB3968, HB3969 were left pending without objection

 

At 10:11 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