The House Committee on Insurance

82nd Legislature

April 29, 2011

1:15 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 29, 2011, and permission to meet while the House is in session on April 29, 2011, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:16 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 762

The chair laid out HB 762 as pending business.

Representative Torres moved that HB 762, 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; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Eiland; Hancock; Nash (3).

HB 1192

The chair laid out HB 1192 as pending business.

HB 1192 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Eiland now present.)

(Representative Nash now present.)

HB 2102

The chair laid out HB 2102 as pending business.

The chair recognized Representative Sheets to explain HB 2102.

Representative Sheets offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Torres moved that HB 2102, 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; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 2151

The chair laid out HB 2151 as pending business.

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB 2151.

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Eiland moved that HB 2151, 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; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 2697

The chair laid out HB 2697 as pending business.

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB 2697.

HB 2697 was left pending without objection.

HB 2698

The chair laid out HB 2698 as pending business.

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair 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.

The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection.

Representative Vo moved that HB 2698, 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; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 3005

The chair laid out HB 3005 as pending business.

Representative Torres offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Torres moved that HB 3005, 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; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 3799

The chair laid out HB 3799 as pending business.

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Eiland moved that HB 3799, 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; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 2408

The chair laid out HB 2408 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Taylor, Larry moved that HB 2408, 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; Eiland; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

HB 1192

The chair laid out HB 1192 as pending business.

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Eiland moved that HB 1192, 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; Eiland; Nash; Vo; Walle (5).

Nays: Representatives Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres (3).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Hancock (1).

At 1:37 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