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| 1 | 1 | 81R2613 TJS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Ellis S.B. No. 109 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the duties of the Texas Department of Insurance. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 31.002, Insurance Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 31.002. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. In addition to the | |
| 12 | 12 | other duties required of the Texas Department of Insurance, the | |
| 13 | 13 | department shall: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) regulate the business of insurance in this state; | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) administer the workers' compensation system of | |
| 16 | 16 | this state as provided by Title 5, Labor Code; [and] | |
| 17 | 17 | (3) ensure that this code and other laws regarding | |
| 18 | 18 | insurance and insurance companies are executed; and | |
| 19 | 19 | (4) promote fair and equitable practices and deter | |
| 20 | 20 | deceptive practices in the insurance market. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 22 | 22 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 23 | 23 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |