81R10245 PB-F
By: Smithee H.B. No. 2015
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exclusions of certain persons from coverage under a
motor vehicle insurance policy used as evidence of financial
responsibility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 601.076, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 601.076. REQUIRED TERMS: OWNER'S POLICY. (a) An
owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy must:
(1) cover each motor vehicle for which coverage is to
be granted under the policy; and
(2) pay, on behalf of the named insured or another
person who, as insured, uses a covered motor vehicle with the
express or implied permission of the named insured, amounts the
insured becomes obligated to pay as damages arising out of the
ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in the United
States or Canada, subject to the amounts, excluding interest and
costs, and exclusions of Section 601.072.
(b) This section does not prohibit the named insured from
excluding specific persons from coverage under the policy. An
exclusion under this section must be in writing and must:
(1) include the name of the person excluded from
coverage;
(2) be signed by the named insured; and
(3) be attached to the policy.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a motor vehicle
insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or
after January 1, 2010. A policy delivered, issued for delivery, or
renewed before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law as it existed
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.