81st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: House Commerce
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Boomgarden
P    Bradford
P    Elliott
P    Faehn
P    Hunt
P    Krebs
P    Kroger
P    Pederson (Gordon)
P    Schafer
P    Street
P    Willadsen
P    Rounds, Vice-Chair
P    Sebert, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Sebert.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006.

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Krebs
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     TO SUBMIT A BILL ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR.

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1045: modify the requirements for coordination of benefits between health plans.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Proponents:    Darla Pollman-Rogers, America's Health Insurance Plans

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1045

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     On page 14 of the printed bill, delete lines 21 to 24 , inclusive.

     On page 15 , delete line 1 .

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Willadsen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1045

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     On page 7, line 12 of the printed bill, delete " may include " and insert "are limited to".

Moved by:    Boomgarden
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1045 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Krebs, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Schafer, Street, Willadsen, Rounds, Sebert

         HB 1070: revise certain provisions regarding who receives notice of hearing and charges against insurance producers and to require that persons receiving such notice also receive notice of the final determination of the matter.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters
Proponents:    Senator Jason Gant

Opponents:    Dick Tieszen, State Farm Insurance
        Mike Shaw, Property and Casualty Insurance
        Larry Ahrendt, SD Assn. Of Insurance Agents

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1070

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     On page 1, line 9 of the printed bill, remove the overstrikes from " and to the insurers represented by such licensee or to the appointing agent of a " .

     On page 1 , line 10, remove the overstrikes from " producer " .

     On page 3 , after line 2, insert:
"
     Section 2. That chapter 58-30 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     No insurer may take adverse action against a producer based solely on the receipt of a notice of hearing pursuant to §  58-30-167 involving that producer.".

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1070 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Willadsen
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(6-6-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Faehn, Hunt, Schafer, Willadsen, Sebert

Voting No:    Bradford, Elliott, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Rounds

Excused:    Krebs

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1070 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Street
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(6-6-1-0)


Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Rounds, Sebert

Voting No:    Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Schafer, Willadsen

Excused:    Krebs

MOTION:     WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO TABLE HB 1070

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Boomgarden
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-8-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Rounds

Voting No:    Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Schafer, Street, Willadsen, Sebert

Excused:    Krebs

The Chair deferred HB 1070 until end of day's agenda..

         HB 1062: prohibit an insurance producer from being the beneficiary on certain life insurance policies.

The Chair deferred HB 1062 until a future committee meeting..

         HB 1070: revise certain provisions regarding who receives notice of hearing and charges against insurance producers and to require that persons receiving such notice also receive notice of the final determination of the matter.

MOTION:     WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Was not acted on.


MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1070

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     On the printed bill, delete everything after the Enacting Clause.

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Street
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-8-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Rounds

Voting No:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Schafer, Willadsen, Sebert

Excused:    Krebs

MOTION:     WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-4-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Schafer, Street, Willadsen

Voting No:    Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Rounds, Sebert

Excused:    Krebs

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Faehn
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cindy Tryon

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Lou
Sebert, Chair

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