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.