The House Committee on Insurance

80th Legislature

March 12, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2007, a revised notice posted on March 8, 2007, and in accordance with the motion on the house floor and subsequent approval to allow the committee to meet during reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Insurance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smithee, at 3:57 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smithee; Smith, Todd; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Woolley (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Taylor; Eiland; Thompson; Vo (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

 

HB 230

 

The chair laid out HB 230.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 114

 

The chair laid out HB 114.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1070

 

The chair laid out HB 1070 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Taylor moved that HB 1070, 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; Smith, Todd; Taylor; Hancock; Martinez, "Mando"; Thompson; Woolley (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Eiland; Vo  (2).

 

 

HB 115

 

The chair laid out HB 115.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Vo now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

 

 

HB 2013

 

The chair laid out HB 2013.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1226

 

The chair laid out HB 1226.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

HB 664

 

The chair laid out HB 664.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hancock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd in chair.)

 

(Representative Smithee in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 7:35 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