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Votes at a glance: committee acted on insurance technical corrections and a retiree coverage bill
Summary
The Commerce Committee recorded votes on an insurance technical corrections amendment and on a retiree dependent coverage bill during the same meeting that hosted the HB 733 hearing. The transcript records committee action on amendment 0364 to HB 499 (technical corrections) and a motion on HB 552 (retiree dependent coverage).
The House Commerce Committee recorded votes on multiple items after closing the public hearing on HB 733.
Amendment 0364 to the technical corrections bill (appearing as HB 499 in the agenda) was moved and the committee voted the amendment "ought to pass" by voice/hand; the transcript records the amendment vote as 7‑0 in favor. The committee then moved and adopted "ought to pass as amended" on HB 499; the transcript records the adoption votes as carried by the committee membership present.
The committee also voted "ought to pass" on HB 552 (coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan). Committee members discussed fiscal notes and clarified that the retiree — not the state — would pay the dependent premium when an eligible dependent enrolls; witnesses told the committee the number of affected people is small and that the retiree pays the dependent premium (the fiscal note referenced a dependent monthly cost used as an example). The transcript records a roll of hands for the HB 552 motion and the committee recorded the motion as carried.
The transcript shows those committee actions and counts as taken inside the same meeting that heard HB 733 testimony. The hearing record does not show further floor action or final enactment; these items were acted on at committee level only according to the transcript.
