The House Committee on Insurance

82nd Legislature

March 15, 2011

1:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2011, and a suspension of the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Insurance to consider HB 2818 on March 15, 2011, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:39 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Smithee; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; and Walle.

A quorum was present.

HB 272, HB 2818

The chair laid out HB 272 and HB 2818.

The chair recognized Representative Taylor, Larry to explain HB 2818.

The chair, Representative Smithee, explained HB 272.

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

(Representative Eiland in chair.)

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

(Representative Taylor, Larry in chair.)

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

(Representative Taylor, Larry in chair.)

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

The chair, Representative Smithee, closed on HB 272.

The chair recognized Representative Taylor, Larry to close on HB 2818.

HB 272 and HB 2818 were left pending without objection.

HB 1020

The chair laid out HB 1020 as pending business.

Representative Taylor, Larry moved that HB 1020, 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; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Torres (1).

HB 1032

The chair laid out HB 1032 as pending business.

Representative Eiland moved that HB 1032, 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; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Torres (1).

HB 1265

The chair laid out HB 1265 as pending business.

(Representative Torres now present.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hancock moved that HB 1265, 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; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 1405

The chair laid out HB 1405 as pending business.

Representative Walle moved that HB 1405, 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; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 1157

The chair laid out HB 1157 as pending business.

Representative Vo moved that HB 1157, 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; Eiland; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

At 6:50 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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Jon Ryan Parker, Clerk