The House Committee on Insurance 
         78th Legislature 
         May 5, 2003 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2003,  
         the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 8:33  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Eiland; Gallego;  
                   Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Bonnen; Thompson (2). 
          
         A quorum was present.     
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present.) 
                                             
         SB 1281 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1281. 
          
         Representative Taylor moved that SB 1281, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         SB 1606 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1606. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that SB 1606, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
  
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
          
         SB 681 
          
         The chair laid out SB 681, the companion to HB 1561. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that SB 681, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         SB 541 
          
         The chair laid out SB 541. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that SB 541, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         SB 10 
          
         The chair laid out SB 10 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Gallego offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that SB 10, as amended, be reported  
 
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         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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         SB 422 
          
         The chair laid out SB 422 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gallego moved that SB 422, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         HB 648 
          
         The chair laid out HB 648 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that HB 648, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
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         Nays:               None (0).  
            
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         HB 1494 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1494 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that HB 1494, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
          
         SB 463 
          
         The chair laid out SB 463, the companion to HB 231. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that SB 463, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         HB 3550 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3550 as pending business.  
          
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         Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
          The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that HB 3550, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
           
         HB 2907 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2907 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Keffer, Bill offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Keffer, Bill moved that HB 2907, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van  
                             Arsdale (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Thompson  (1).  
          
         (Representative Thompson now present.) 
          
         HB 1706 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1706 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
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         Representative Taylor moved that HB 1706, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor;  
                             Thompson; Van Arsdale (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         SB 14 
          
         The chair laid out SB 14 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.  
 
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         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen offered an amendment to the measure.  
           
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.  
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
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         Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
          Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that SB 14, 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; Seaman; Eiland;  
                             Bonnen; Gallego; Keffer, Bill; Taylor;  
                             Thompson; Van Arsdale (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
                                                  
         Absent:        None  (0).  
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         At 9:52 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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         Andrea Stingley, Clerk