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HB 246                                                                                            
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
House consider the Senate message (page 3802) on the following at                                   
this time:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 246(JUD)                                                                  
    "An Act relating to regulation of a person providing insurance for                              
    the cost of medical care, to confidentiality of insurance records, to                           
    insurance hearings, to insurance fees, to annual and quarterly                                  
    statements by insurers, to managed care insurance, to taxes on                                  
    insurance, to insurer certificates of authority, to risk based capital                          
    for insurers, to unauthorized and nonadmitted insurers, to surplus                              
    lines insurance, to health insurance, to life insurance, to annuity                             
    insurance, to consumer credit insurance, to insurer liquidation, to                             
    multiple employer welfare arrangements, to the Alaska Insurance                                 
    Guaranty Association, to hospital and medical service                                           

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    corporations, and to regulation of insurance producers, agents,                                 
    brokers, managers, and adjusters; and providing for an effective                                
    date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 246(JUD)                                                    
    "An Act relating to regulation of a person providing insurance for                              
    the cost of medical care, to confidentiality of insurance records, to                           
    insurance hearings, to insurance fees, to annual and quarterly                                  
    statements by insurers, to managed care insurance, to taxes on                                  
    insurance, to insurer certificates of authority, to risk based capital                          
    for insurers, to unauthorized and nonadmitted insurers, to surplus                              
    lines insurance, to health insurance, to life insurance, to annuity                             
    insurance, to consumer credit insurance, to insurer liquidation, to                             
    multiple employer welfare arrangements, to title insurance, to the                              
    Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association, to hospital and medical                                  
    service corporations, and to regulation of insurance producers,                                 
    agents, brokers, managers, and adjusters; and providing for an                                  
    effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                    
 (SCR 42- title change resolution)                                                                  
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved that the House concur in the Senate                                      
amendment to CSHB 246(JUD), thus adopting SCS CSHB 246(JUD),                                        
and recommended that the members vote yes.                                                          
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Davies was noted.                                                  
                                                                                                    
Representative Bunde rose to a point of order.                                                      
                                                                                                    
The Speaker advised the other member to redirect the discussion.                                    
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representatives Berkowitz and Croft was noted.                                    
                                                                                                    
Representatives Lancaster, Mulder, Rokeberg, and Williams moved                                     
and asked unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from                                    
voting due to a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and the                                 
members were required to vote.                                                                      

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The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                          
amendment to CSHB 246(JUD)?"  The roll was taken with the                                           
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 246(JUD)                                                                                   
Concur                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  27   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft,                                
Davies, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule,                                 
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Mulder,                                     
Murkowski, Porter, Wilson                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Dyson, Fate, Hayes, Kohring, Kookesh, Lancaster, Masek,                                      
Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams                                                       
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Ogan                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting                                  
SCS CSHB 246(JUD).                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk was instructed to so notify the Senate.                                             
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 246(JUD) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.