The House Committee on Insurance 
         77th Legislature 
         April 30, 2001 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 7:11 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Burnam; Lewis, Glenn; Moreno,  
                   Joe E.; Seaman (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Eiland; Averitt; Olivo; Thompson (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 186 
          
         The chair laid out SB 186. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 466 
          
         (Representative Olivo now present.) 
          
         The chair laid out SB 466. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 496 
          
         The chair laid out SB 496. 
          
         (The chair continued with new business and then returned to  
         consideration of SB 496 to entertain the following motion to  
         report favorably.) 
          
         Representative Olivo moved that SB 496, 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; Burnam; Lewis,  
                             Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Averitt; Seaman; Thompson   
                        (4).  
           
         SB 712 
          
         The chair laid out SB 712. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3346 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3346 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Moreno, Joe E. moved that HB 3346, 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; Burnam; Lewis,  
                             Glenn; Moreno, Joe E.; Olivo (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Eiland; Averitt; Seaman; Thompson   
                        (4).  
           
         SB 1329 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1329. 
  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:45 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. Eiland, Vice-Chair 
          
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         Bryan Taylor, Clerk