The House Committee on Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         February 21, 2005 
         1:15 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:20 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                    Taylor; Van Arsdale (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Keffer, Bill; Oliveira; Thompson (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 23 
          
         The chair laid out HB 23.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Brown, Fred to explain the measure.  
         (Representative Keffer, Bill now present.) 
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB700 
          
         The chair laid out HB700.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Bonnen to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without  
         objection.  
          
         HB941 
          
         The chair laid out HB941.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Geren to explain the measure.  
         (Representative Thompson now present.) 
          The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB765 
          
         The chair laid out HB765.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Menendez to explain the measure.  
         Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.   
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB792 
          
         The chair laid out HB792.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Coleman to explain the measure.   The bill was left pending  
 
         without objection.  
           
         HB712 
          
         The chair laid out HB712.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Eissler to explain the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 368 
          
         The chair laid out HB 368.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Farabee to explain the measure.  The bill was left pending  
         without objection.  
          
         HB91 
          
         The chair laid out HB91.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Rodriguez to explain the measure. Representative Seaman offered  
         a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
         adopted without objection.  The bill was left pending without  
         objection.  
          
         HB542 
          
         The chair laid out HB542.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Thompson to explain the measure. The bill was left pending  
         without objection.  
          
         (Representative Seaman in chair.) 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Smithee in chair.) 
          
         At 7:57 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 
          
         ________________________ 
         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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         House Committee on Insurance 
         2/21/2005 
          
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