House Committee on Insurance
         75th Legislature
         February 17, 1997
         10:30 am or Upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E2.026
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 12, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to 
         order by the Chair, Representative John Smithee at 11:20 am.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Bonnen; Burnam; 
                   Olivo; Wise (6).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Van de Putte; Eiland; Lewis, Glenn 
                   (3).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         (Representative Van de Putte now present.)  
         
         Representative Averitt motioned that the chair adopt the House 
         rules as rules of the committee.  Representative Wise seconded 
         the motion.  Without objection, the committee adopted the rules.
         
         HB 262
         
         The chair laid out HB 262.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain the 
         measure.  Representative Wise offered a complete committee 
         substitute. Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Lewis, Glenn now present.)  
         
         (Representative Eiland now present.)  
         
         The meeting was recessed by the chair at 12:00 p.m.
         
         The committee reconvened at 1:39 pm and was called to order by 
         the chair, Representative Smithee.  The roll was answered as 
         follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Van de Putte; Averitt; 
                   Bonnen; Burnam; Olivo; Wise (7).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Eiland; Lewis, Glenn (2).
         
         A quorum was present.
         (Representative Lewis, Glenn now present.)  
         
         Testimony continued on H.B. 262. 
         The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to close on the 
         measure.
 
         





         
         The substitute was withdrawn. 
         
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named later 
         by the chair.
         
         HB 349
         
         The chair laid out HB 349.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the 
         measure.  
         Representative Van de Putte offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         (Representative Eiland now present.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representative Van de Putte in chair.)  
         
         (Representative Smithee in chair.)  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the 
         measure.
         
         The substitute was withdrawn.
         
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named later 
         by the chair.
         
         HB 831
         
         The chair laid out HB 831.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the 
         measure.  
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named later 
         by the chair.
         
         HB 102
         
         The chair laid out HB 102.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         At 4:15 p.m. the committee stood at ease due to power outage.
         
         At 4:48 p.m., due to the power outage, the chair recessed the 
         meeting, subject to the call of the chair.  
 
         





         
         
         
         
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