The House Committee on Insurance

81st Legislature

April 16, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk #13

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 16, 2009, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 4:18 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Martinez Fischer; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Taylor; Thompson (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Deshotel; Isett (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2256

 

The chair laid out HB 2256 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered amendment # 1 to the committee substitute.

 

Amendment # 1 was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered amendment # 2 to the committee substitute.

 

Amendment # 2 was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered amendment # 3 to the committee substitute.

 

Amendment # 3 was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

(Representative Isett now present.)

 

 

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 2256, 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; Martinez Fischer; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Deshotel  (1).

 

At 4:22 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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LyAnna Johnson, Clerk