The House Committee on Insurance 
         79th Legislature 
         May 2, 2005 
         1:15 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 5:51 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Smithee; Seaman; Isett; Eiland;  
                    Oliveira; Thompson (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Keffer, Bill; Taylor; Van Arsdale  
                    (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
         (Representative Taylor now present.) 
          
         SB 506 
          
         The chair laid out SB 506.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Corte to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1936 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1936. The chair recognized Representative  
         Ritter to explain the measure.  
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Van Arsdale now present.)(Representative Keffer,  
         Bill now present.) 
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The  
         chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3039 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3039.The chair recognized Representative  
         Olivo to explain the measure. Testimony was taken.  (See  
         attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Olivo to close on the  
         measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2965 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2965.The chair recognized Representative  
         Seaman to explain the measure.  
 
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         Representative Isett moved that HB 2965, 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; Thompson; Van Arsdale (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Eiland; Oliveira; Taylor  (3). 
          
         SB 50 
         (Representative Seaman in chair.) 
         The chair laid out SB 50.  The chair recognized Representative  
         Smithee to explain the measure. Representative Thompson moved  
         that SB 50, 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; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Isett; Oliveira  (2). 
          
         SB 53 
          
         The chair laid out SB 53.The chair recognized Representative  
         Smithee to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Thompson moved that SB 53, 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; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Isett; Oliveira  (2). 
          
         HB 3374 
         (Representative Smithee in chair.) 
         The chair laid out HB 3374.The chair recognized Representative  
 
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          Taylor to explain the measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the  
         measure. The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3375/SB 781 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3375. The chair moved to consider SB 781  
         in lieu of HB 3375. Representative Taylor offered a complete  
         committee substitute to SB 781. Testimony was taken.  (See  
         attached witness list.)The committee substitute was adopted  
         without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that SB 781, 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; Isett; Eiland; Keffer,  
                         Bill; Taylor; Thompson; Van Arsdale (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Seaman; Oliveira  (2). 
          
         At 7:44 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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         Lynsey Patrick, Clerk 
          
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