The House Committee on Insurance

82nd Legislature

May 4, 2011

6:15 p.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2011, and permission to meet while the House is in session on May 4, 2011, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 6:33 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 2093

 

The chair laid out HB 2093 as pending business.

 

Representative Walle offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 2093 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2147

 

The chair laid out HB 2147 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HB 2147.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Walle moved that HB 2147, 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 2697

 

The chair laid out HB 2697 as pending business.

 

Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Taylor, Larry offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into the committee substitute.

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

 

Representative Taylor, Larry moved that HB 2697, 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; Hancock; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres; Vo; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           Representative Nash (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

HB 3150

 

The chair laid out HB 3150 as pending business.

 

Representative Torres offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Sheets moved that HB 3150, 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; Hancock; Nash; Sheets; Taylor, Larry; Torres (6).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Eiland; Vo; Walle (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 647

 

The chair laid out SB 647, companion to HB 1950.

 

Representative Vo moved that SB 647, 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; Taylor, Larry; Vo; Walle (6).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Nash; Sheets; Torres (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1054

 

The chair laid out SB 1054, companion to HB 2267.

 

Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Torres moved that SB 1054, as amended, 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).

 

SB 1229

 

The chair laid out SB 1229, companion to HB 3458.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain SB 1229.

 

Representative Sheets moved that SB 1229, 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).

 

SB 1433

 

The chair laid out SB 1433, companion to HB 2834.

 

Representative Torres moved that SB 1433, 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).

 

HB 2093

 

The chair laid out HB 2093 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor, Larry offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Eiland moved that HB 2093, 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).

 

At 6:59 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