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Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee adopts rules at organizational meeting
Summary
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee held an organizational meeting, adopted its rules by voice vote, and heard brief introductions from staff and industry and institutional representatives; no substantive policy debate occurred.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee met in an organizational session and adopted its rules by voice vote. Senator Johnson moved to adopt the rules; Senator McKee seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote.
The meeting was primarily procedural. Committee staff introduced themselves—Michelle Nelson as committee analyst, Kathy Lett as administrative assistant and Alex Stevens as the committee attorney—and a number of industry and institutional representatives in the room introduced their organizations and offered to serve as resources to the committee. Attendees included representatives from Centene, Arkansas Blue Cross, Black Hills Energy, the Arkansas Bankers Association, the University of Arkansas System, UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the Arkansas Land Title Association, and the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas. A senator (identified as Senator Boyd) was noted as absent because he was attending to a bill in the Agriculture Committee.
No substantive policy discussion, bill debate, or formal committee referrals were recorded during the session. The chair said the committee would likely begin substantive business on Thursday and then adjourned.
Votes at a glance • Motion to adopt Senate rules — Moved by Senator Johnson; seconded by Senator McKee; approved by voice vote (exact tallies not specified).
