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2023-05-12 House Journal

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2023-05-12                     House Journal                      Page 1064
HB 29                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 29                                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to insurance discrimination."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                   Journal Page                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 1DP 1DNP 5NR 341                                                                                               
 FN1: ZERO(CED) 341                                                                                                             
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) NEW TITLE 3DP 1DNP 2NR 1AM 959                                                                                 
 FN1: ZERO(CED) 959                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 29(JUD)                                                                                               
    "An Act prohibiting certain insurance decisions based solely on a                                                           
    person's political party or a person's status as an elected official."                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                              
being no further objection, CSHB 29(JUD) was adopted.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Gray:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 1 - 2 (title amendment):                                                                                          
    Delete "a person's political party or"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 5:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "political party or"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 6 - 7:                                                                                                            
    Delete "a person's political party or"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 6:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "(1)"                                                                                                                

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Page 2, line 9:                                                                                                                 
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 29(JUD)                                                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                  
Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                                    
Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe,                                                                     
McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Ruffridge,                                                                
Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Wright                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Rauscher, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the new title follows:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 29(JUD) am                                                                                            
    "An Act prohibiting certain insurance decisions based solely on a                                                           
    person's status as an elected official."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 1 - 2 (title amendment):                                                                                          
    Delete "based solely on a person's political party or a person's                                                          
status as an elected official"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 5:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "Decisions based on political party or elected official                                                            
status"                                                                                                                       
    Insert "Insurance decisions"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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Page 1, line 6:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "A"                                                                                                                  
    Insert "Except as provided in (b) of this section, a"                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 6 - 7:                                                                                                            
    Delete ", solely because of a person's political party or a person's                                                        
status as an elected official,"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 5 - 9:                                                                                                            
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 29(JUD) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  32   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Eastman, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Josephson, Mina,                                                               
Ortiz                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                             
Fields, Foster, Gray, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe,                                                                  
McCormick, McKay, Mears, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge,                                                                   
Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton,                                                                   
Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Galvin changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                              
Groh changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                                
Josephson changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                           
Mina changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2023-05-12                     House Journal                      Page 1067
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 29(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                      
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 29(JUD) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                     
calendar.