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House adopts several committee reports, passes health, insurance and licensing bills
Summary
The House adopted standing committee reports and passed several bills on Feb. 9, 2007, including HB340 (insurer receivership, 73–0), HB258 (architect continuing education, 58–15–2 absent), and multiple bills placed on second/third reading or consent calendars.
The House adopted a series of standing committee reports from Business & Labor, Education, and Health & Human Services and assigned the reported bills to the appropriate reading calendars or the consent calendar. Representative Dunnigan described House Bill 340 as a modernized insurance receivership scheme based on national model legislation; the House passed HB340 73–0 and referred it to the Senate.
Representative Dee presented HB258 to require 16 hours of qualified continuing education for architects every two years; proponents pointed to building‑safety benefits and neighboring states’ practice. The House passed HB258 58 yes, 15 no, 2 absent and referred it to the Senate.
Other committee‑reported bills (e.g., HB153, HB318, HB358, SB108, SB127 circled) were placed on reading calendars or the consent calendar as noted in standing reports. Representative Clark moved to adjourn; the House adjourned to reconvene the next morning at 10 a.m.
