The House Committee on Insurance 
         Subcommittee on Life and Health Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         April 21, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Insurance, Subcommittee on Life and Health  
         Insurance, met in a public hearing and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Seaman, at 5:58 p.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Seaman; Thompson (2). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Taylor (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2493 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2493. The chair recognized Representative  
         Cook, Robby to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the  
         measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1784, HB 1785, HB 1786, HB 3411 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1784, HB 1785, HB 1786, HB 3411.The chair  
         recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.  
         Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 3411.   
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Taylor now present.) The chair recognized  
         Representative Coleman to close on the measures.  The committee  
         substitute for hb 3411 was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1485 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1485 as pending business. The chair  
         recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.  
          
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         Representative Thompson offered an amendment to the measure. The  
         amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 1485, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full committee with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Seaman; Taylor; Thompson (3). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB1948 
         (Representative Taylor in chair.) 
         The chair laid out HB1948.The chair recognized Representative  
         Rose to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The bill was  
         left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1947 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1947.The chair recognized Representative  
         Rose to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)The bill was  
         left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2813 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2813.The chair recognized Representative  
         Hochberg to explain the measure. Representative Thompson 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 2810 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2810 as pending business. Representative  
         Thompson offered a complete committee substitute. The committee  
         substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Representative Thompson moved that HB 2810, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full committee with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion  
         prevailed by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Seaman; Taylor; Thompson (3). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
 
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         At 9:20 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Seaman, Chair 
          
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         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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