The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

April 30, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk #13

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 5:32 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the April 21, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Insurance be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 2453

 

The chair laid out HB 2453 as pending business.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Deshotel now present.)

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Taylor moved that HB 2453, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hunter; Thompson  (2).

 

HB 2967

 

The chair laid out HB 2967 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3221

 

The chair laid out HB 3221 as pending business.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Taylor moved that HB 3221, 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; Hancock; Isett; Taylor (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Hunter; Thompson  (3).

 

HB 3264

 

The chair laid out HB 3264 as pending business.

 

Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Eiland now present.)

 

Representative Eiland moved that HB 3264, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Isett; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hunter; Thompson  (2).

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

HB 4095

 

The chair laid out HB 4095 as pending business.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Hunter now present.)

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 4095, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Thompson (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Isett; Taylor (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hancock  (1).

 

HB 4343

 

The chair laid out HB 4343 as pending business.

 

(Representative Hancock now present.)

 

Representative Taylor moved that HB 4343, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hunter  (1).

 

HB 4492

 

The chair laid out HB 4492 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor moved that HB 4492, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hunter  (1).

 

SB 78

 

The chair laid out SB 78 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor moved that SB 78, 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; Hancock; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hunter  (1).

 

SB 79

 

The chair laid out SB 79 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor moved that SB 79, 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; Hancock; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hunter  (1).

 

HB 2967

 

The chair laid out HB 2967 as pending business.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB 2967, 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; Hancock; Taylor; Thompson (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Isett  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hunter  (1).

 

At 5:56 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