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2016-04-17 House Journal

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2016-04-17                     House Journal                      Page 2511
HB 372                                                                                                                        
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House consider the Senate message (page 2509) on the following:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) am                                                                                         
      "An Act relating to insurance; relating to the annual report by the                                                       
      director of insurance; relating to expenses for insurance                                                                 
      examinations; relating to regulations for insurance utilization                                                           
      review, benefits determination, health care insurance grievance                                                           
      resolution procedures, independent review of adverse                                                                      
      determinations or final adverse determinations, independent                                                               
      review organizations, and continuing education providers; relating                                                        
      to required provisions for health care insurance contracts and                                                            
      policies, including health care provider choice; establishing civil                                                       
      penalties for insurers for failure to provide requested records;                                                          
      amending the definition of 'wet marine and transportation'                                                                
      insurance; amending provisions on limited licenses to include crop                                                        
      insurance; relating to third-party administrator notification                                                             
      requirements; relating to certification filing by reinsurance                                                             
      intermediary brokers; relating to rate filings, delivery of insurance                                                     
      policies or endorsements; relating to refunds of variable life                                                            
      insurance policies and variable annuities; establishing limitations                                                       
      on issuance of long-term care insurance; relating to requirements                                                         
      for group health insurance policies; amending the definition of                                                           

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      'group health insurance'; relating to motor vehicle service                                                               
      contracts; relating to notice requirements for meetings of                                                                
      stockholders or members of a domestic insurer; establishing a                                                             
      definition of 'bona fide association'; relating to requirements and                                                       
      penalties for committing a fraudulent or criminal insurance act;                                                          
      updating criteria for examinations; relating to rate filing                                                               
      deviations; establishing civil penalties for certain wilful                                                               
      violations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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      SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C)                                                                              
      (same title)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved that the House concur in the Senate                                                                
amendment to CSHB 372(L&C) am, thus adopting SCS CSHB
372(L&C), and recommended that the members vote yes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                                                      
amendment to CSHB 372(L&C) am?"  The roll was taken with the                                                                    
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 372(L&C)                                                                                                               
Concur                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara,                                                                
Gattis, Guttenberg, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki,                                                               
Keller, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz,                                                                     
Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton,                                                                
Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez,                                                             
Wilson, Wool                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hawker                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett 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.                                                            

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The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 372(L&C) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.