HB 79: DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY MINORS Number 281 REP. TOOHEY called an at-ease. She then resumed the chair's gavel and brought to the table HB 79, held over from the previous week's meeting to satisfy a legal question. She introduced VINCE USERA of the DEPARTMENT OF LAW to answer any legal questions from the committee. REP. BUNDE moved passage of HB 79 out of the committee with individual recommendations. REP. B. DAVIS complained that HB 79 was not on the committee calendar, that she had not brought the bill folder, and that she did not know what the legal questions were. She asked whoever had questions to pose them. CHAIR TOOHEY said the reason HB 79 was held over was to answer legal questions on raising the damage level to $50,000 from $2,000, and that Mr. Usera was available to answer any such questions. She also noted that the meeting calendar gave notice that bills held over from previous meetings may be heard. Number 300 VINCE USERA, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, said he saw no reason why the damage limit could not be raised. CHAIR TOOHEY called a brief at-ease, then called the meeting back to order. Number 310 REP. VEZEY recalled previous questions from an insurance lobbyist about whether such property damage compensation payments could be claimed under homeowner's insurance policies. Number 320 MR. USERA said he could not answer; it depended upon the specific insurance policy. He said the current statute provided for separate civil action under which the victim of a juvenile could recover up to $2,000 and the only change in the new statute would be to raise the limit to $50,000. Number 336 CHAIR TOOHEY repeated the motion, and hearing no objections, declared HB 114 PASSED WITH INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS.