The House Committee on Insurance

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

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

E1.026

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, a revised notice posted on April 18, 2007, a revised notice posted on April 23, 2007, and a suspension of the five day posting rule on SB502 on the House floor on April 23, 2007, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 8:37 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando" (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Eiland; Thompson; Vo; Woolley (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB2547

 

The chair laid out HB2547.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

(Representative Taylor in chair.)

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2548

 

The chair laid out HB2548.

 

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.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB2548, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Woolley  (2).

 

HB2549

 

The chair laid out HB2549.

 

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.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB2548, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Eiland; Woolley  (2).

 

HB2550

 

The chair laid out HB2550.

 

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.

 

HB2551

 

The chair laid out HB2551.

 

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.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB2548, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Eiland; Woolley  (2).

 

(Representative Eiland now present.)

 

HB2569

 

The chair laid out HB2569.

 

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.

 

Representative Smithee moved that HB2569, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Woolley  (1).

 

HB2640

 

The chair laid out HB2640.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2761 & HB2762

 

The chair laid out HB2761 & HB2762.

 

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.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB2761 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; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Smith, Todd; Woolley  (2).

 

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB2762, 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; Taylor; Eiland; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Smith, Todd; Woolley  (2).

 

SB502

 

The chair laid out SB502.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

Representative Thompson moved that SB502, 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; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Vo (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Woolley  (1).

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

 

 

The chair directed that the April 16, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Insurance be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 9:45 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