82R2866 SLB-F
By: Hancock H.B. No. 1804
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certificates of insurance required for certain plumbing
contractors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.552, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.552. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR PLUMBING PERMIT
IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision that requires a
plumbing contractor to obtain a permit before performing plumbing
in the political subdivision shall verify through the board's
Internet website, or by contacting the board by telephone, that the
plumbing contractor has on file with the board a certificate of
insurance. The certificate of insurance must:
(1) be written by an insurer authorized to engage in
the [a company licensed to do] business of insurance in this state
or an eligible surplus lines insurer, as defined by Section
981.002, Insurance Code;
(2) provide for commercial general liability
insurance for the master plumber for a claim for property damage or
bodily injury, regardless of whether the claim arises from
negligence or on a contract; and
(3) provide coverage of not less than $300,000 for all
claims arising in a one-year period.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1301.552, Occupations Code, applies only to a permit issued on or
after the effective date of this Act. A permit issued before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the permit is issued, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.