The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

March 17, 2009

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

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 2:12 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Martinez Fischer; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

HB 1476

 

The chair laid out HB 1476.

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to explain the measure.

 

Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1276

 

The chair laid out HB 1276.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure.

 

Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

(Representative Isett now present.)

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1293

 

The chair laid out HB 1293.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1294

 

The chair laid out HB 1294.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1859

 

The chair laid out HB 1859.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1857

 

The chair laid out HB 1857.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1975

 

The chair laid out HB 1975.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Taylor in chair.)

 

HB 2015

 

The chair laid out HB 2015.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2064

 

The chair laid out HB 2064.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2586

 

The chair laid out HB 2586.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (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 5:20 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