The House Committee on Insurance
81st Legislature
May 20, 2009
5:30 p.m.
3W.15
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2009, and permission received to meet while the House was in Session, the House Committee on Insurance met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 5:36 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Smithee; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Isett; Taylor; Thompson (9).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
SB 14
The chair laid out SB 14.
Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 5:58 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 6:08 p.m., May 20, 2009.
The committee reconvened at 6:15 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Smithee; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hunter; Thompson (6).
Absent: Representatives Hancock; Isett; Taylor (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 14
The chair laid out SB 14 as pending business.
Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Isett now present.)
(Representative Hancock now present.)
(Representative Taylor now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hunter moved that SB 14, 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; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Isett; Taylor (7).
Nays: Representatives Martinez Fischer; Thompson (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1143
The chair laid out SB 1143.
Representative Isett moved that SB 1143, 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; Martinez Fischer; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter; Isett; Thompson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Taylor (1).
Absent: None (0).
SB 6
The chair laid out SB 6 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel moved that SB 6, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Smithee; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock (4).
Nays: Representatives Hunter; Isett; Taylor (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Martinez Fischer; Thompson (2).
Representative Hunter moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 6 failed to pass.. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Hunter moved that SB 6, without amendments, 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; Deshotel; Eiland; Hancock; Hunter (5).
Nays: Representatives Isett; Taylor (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Martinez Fischer; Thompson (2).
SB 1257
The chair laid out SB 1257.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 2136
The chair laid out SB 2136.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 6:43 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