The House Committee on Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         April 4, 2005 
         1:15 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 1:57 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Eiland; Keffer,  
                    Bill; Thompson (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Isett; Oliveira; Taylor; Van Arsdale  
                    (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 584 
          
         The chair laid out HB 584.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Delisi to explain the measure. Representative Smithee offered a  
         complete committee substitute. (Representative Taylor now  
         present.) (Representative Van Arsdale now present.) 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) The chair  
         recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure. The  
         committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         HB 2171 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2171.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Cook, Robby to explain the measure. (Representative Oliveira now  
         present.) The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to  
         close on the measure. Representative Oliveira moved that HB  
         2171, 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; Eiland; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Oliveira; Taylor; Thompson (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Seaman; Isett; Van Arsdale  (3). 
          
         HB 1602 
         The chair laid out HB 1602. The chair recognized Representative  
                         Eissler to explain the measure. Testimony was taken.  (See  
                         attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative  
                         Eissler to close on the measure. The bill was left pending  
                         without objection.  
          
         HB 2760 
           The chair laid out HB 2760.  Representative Keffer, Bill offered a  
 
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 complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was  
withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2761 
           The chair laid out HB2761.  The chair recognized Representative  
Taylor to explain the measure. The chair recognized  
Representative Taylor to close on the measure. Representative  
Eiland moved that HB2761, 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; Eiland; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Taylor; Thompson (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Seaman; Isett; Oliveira; Van  
                         Arsdale  (4). 
          
         HB 2760 
          
         The chair laid out HB2760 as pending business. Representative  
         Keffer, Bill offered a complete committee substitute. The  
         committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
          Representative Eiland moved that HB2760, 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; Eiland; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Taylor; Thompson (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Seaman; Isett; Oliveira; Van  
                         Arsdale  (4). 
          
         HB2388 
         The chair laid out HB2388.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Thompson to explain the measure. Testimony was taken.  (See  
         attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3376 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3376.  The chair recognized Representative  
 
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         Taylor to explain the measure. Representative Eiland 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 2878 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2878.The chair recognized Representative  
         Keffer, Bill to explain the measure. Representative Eiland  
         offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken.   
         (See attached witness list.)(Representative Oliveira in  
         chair.)(Representative Smithee in chair.)The committee  
         substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2879 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2879. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Bill to explain the  
         measure. The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB2565 
          
         The chair laid out HB2565. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the  
         measure. Representative Oliveira moved that HB2565, 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; Eiland; Keffer, Bill;  
                         Oliveira; Thompson (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Seaman; Isett; Taylor; Van  
                         Arsdale  (4). 
          
         HB 2941, HB 2947 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2941, HB 2947.  The chair recognized  
         Representative Eiland to explain the measures.  Testimony was  
         taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The bills were left pending without objection. (Representative  
         Eiland in chair.) 
          
         HB 2155 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2155.The chair recognized Representative  
         Smithee to explain the measure. Representative Keffer, Bill  
 
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         offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken.   
         (See attached witness list.) (Representative Isett now present.)  
         The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the  
         measure.  
          The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The  
         bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1217 
          
         (Representative Smithee in chair.) The chair laid out HB 1217. 
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the  
         measure. Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         HB 526 
          
         The chair laid out HB 526 as pending business. Representative  
         Thompson offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was adopted without objection.  Representative  
         Thompson moved that HB 526, 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; Isett; Eiland;  
                         Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Thompson (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Van Arsdale  (2). 
          
         HB2678 
           (Representative Seaman in chair.)  The chair laid out HB2678.  
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)The bill was  
left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2870 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2870.The chair recognized Representative  
        Smithee to explain the measure. The chair recognized  
        Representative Smithee to close on the measure. Representative  
        Thompson moved that HB 2870, 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; Isett; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Taylor; Thompson (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Eiland; Oliveira; Van Arsdale   
 
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                                         (3). 
          
         HB 2871 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2871.The chair recognized Representative  
         Smithee to explain the measure.  
          Representative Thompson moved that HB2871, 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; Isett; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Taylor; Thompson (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Eiland; Oliveira; Van Arsdale   
                         (3). 
          
         HB2                          The chair laid out HB2872.The chair  
recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.  
Representative Thompson moved that HB2872, 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 tAyes:           Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Keffer, BNays:                        PresenAbsent:         Representatives Eiland;                                                                      The chair laid out HB2883.The chair  
           recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.   
           Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  
           Testimony was taken.  (See     attached witness list.)The  
           committee substitute was withdrawn without object                                         The bill was left pending without  
           objection. At 7:31 p.m., on the motion of the chair and              
           without objection, the meeting was ad___             _______                Rep. Smithee, Chair 
 
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         House Committ_____           _____                Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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