The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

March 3, 2009

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

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 26, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 2:17 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Martinez Fischer; Thompson (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 389

 

The chair laid out HB 389.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 390

 

The chair laid out HB 390.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Eiland in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

(Representative Isett in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

HB 652

 

The chair laid out HB 652.

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to explain the measure.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1138

 

The chair laid out HB 1138.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to explain the measure.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 129, HB 173, HB 984

 

The chair laid out HB 129, HB 173, and HB 984.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute for HB 129.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute for HB 173.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute for HB 984.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hunter offered an amendment to the committee substitute for HB 173.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hunter in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The amendment to the committee substitute for HB 173 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 129 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 173 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 984 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The HB 129, HB 173, and HB 984 were left pending without objection.

 

 

At 6:02 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