The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

April 28, 2009

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

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 5:42 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Isett; Taylor (6).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 198

 

The chair laid out HB 198.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2322

 

The chair laid out HB 2322.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2884

 

The chair laid out HB 2884.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2539, HB 2540

 

The chair laid out HB 2539, HB 2540.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measures.

 

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

 

(Representative Hunter now present.)

 

(Representative Isett in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 4492

 

The chair laid out HB 4492.

 

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 2690

 

The chair laid out HB 2690.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (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.

 

HB 4443

 

The chair laid out HB 4443.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (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.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

SB 1007

 

The chair laid out SB 1007.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1001

The chair laid out SB 1001.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

HB 3459

 

The chair laid out HB 3459.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Isett in chair.)

 

SB 76, SB 78, SB 79

 

The chair laid out SB 76, SB 78, SB 79.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measures.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 4462

 

The chair laid out HB 4462.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4343

 

The chair laid out HB 4343.

 

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 4183

 

The chair laid out HB 4183.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Taylor in chair.)

 

(Representative Isett in chair.)

 

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 10:21 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