The House Committee on Insurance 
         77th Legislature 
         February 12, 2001 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 7, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 11:15 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Averitt; Lewis, Glenn;  
                   Moreno, Joe E.; Seaman (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Eiland; Burnam; Olivo; Thompson (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 162 
          
         The chair laid out HB 162. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representatives Eiland; Olivo; Burnam; and Thompson now  
         present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 793 
          
         The chair laid out HB 793. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 45 
          
         The chair laid out HB 45. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Eiland in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smithee in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 296 
          
         The chair laid out HB 296. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 530 
          
         The chair laid out HB 530. 
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Averitt in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smithee in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.  
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 186 
          
         The chair laid out HB 186. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 188 
          
         The chair laid out HB 188. 
          
         Representative Burnam moved that HB 188 be left pending and  
         requested that it be rescheduled. 
          
         The chair announced that a second notice of hearing on HB 188  
         would be timely posted once it is rescheduled. 
           
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 304 
         The chair laid out HB 304. 
          
         Representative Burnam moved that HB 304 be left pending and  
         requested that it be rescheduled. 
          
         The chair announced that a second notice of hearing on HB 304  
         would be timely posted once it is rescheduled. 
           
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 185 
          
         The chair laid out HB 185. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the  
         measure.  
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 184 
          
         The chair laid out HB 184. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 765 
          
         The chair laid out HB 765. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 362 
          
         The chair laid out HB 362. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Averitt to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Averitt to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         At 3:54 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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         Bryan Taylor, Clerk