03/15/2023 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE

         HB  75-OWNER & CONTRACTOR CONTROLLED INSURANCE                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:59:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 75, "An  Act relating to coverage  for additional                                                               
insureds   under  owner   and  contractor   controlled  insurance                                                               
programs; and  providing for  an effective  date."   [Amendment 1                                                               
was adopted to HB 75 during the meeting on 3/13/23.]                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:00:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE FIELDS  asked whether the proposed  legislation is                                                               
a continuation of the previous  insurance structure or whether it                                                               
would be a "meaningful change."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:01:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LORI WING-HEIER,  Director, Division of Insurance,  Department of                                                               
Commerce, Community, and Economic  Development, answered that the                                                               
purpose of  the bill  is to add  clarifying language  rather than                                                               
making significant changes.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:02:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE  moved to  adopt the  proposed committee                                                               
substitute (CS)  for HB 75,  Version 33-GH1009\B,  Marx, 3/14/23,                                                               
("Version B") as  a working document.  There  being no objection,                                                               
Version B was before the committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:03:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:03:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE moved  to report  CSHB 75,  Version 33-                                                               
GH1009\B,  Marx,  3/14/23,  out   of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:04:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  objected for  the purpose  of discussion.                                                               
He  questioned  why  the  language  for  a  "major"  construction                                                               
project had been used in Amendment 1.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS.  WING-HEIER  answered that  it  was  to match  language  used                                                               
elsewhere in the bill.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:05:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  withdrew his  objection.  There  being no                                                               
further objection,  CSHB 75(L&C)  was reported  out of  the House                                                               
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.