The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

April 9, 2009

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk #13

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 9, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 12:27 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

Absent:              Representatives Hancock; Thompson (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 586

 

The chair laid out HB 586 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 586, as amended, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; Thompson  (2).

 

HB 1095

 

The chair laid out HB 1095 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1095, as substituted, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; Thompson  (2).

 

HB 1294

 

The chair laid out HB 1294 as pending business.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1294, as substituted, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; Thompson  (2).

 

HB 2250

 

The chair laid out HB 2250 as pending business.

 

Representative Hunter moved that HB 2250, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; Thompson  (2).

 

HB 1342

 

The chair laid out HB 1342 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1342, as substituted, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hancock; Thompson  (2).

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now absent.)

 

HB 2586

 

The chair laid out HB 2586 as pending business.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smithee offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2586, as substituted, 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; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Martinez Fischer; Hancock; Thompson  (3).

 

 

 

At 12:41 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