2011S0667-1 03/09/11
By: Carona S.B. No. 1455
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the protection of trade secrets.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2251.107, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2251.107. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF INFORMATION. Each filing
made, and any supporting information filed, under this chapter is:
(1) public information; and
(2) subject to the provisions of Chapter 552,
Government Code [open to public inspection as of the date of the
filing].
SECTION 2. Subdivision (8), Section 2251.002, Insurance
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(8) "Supporting information" means:
(A) the experience and judgment of the filer and
the experience or information of other insurers or advisory
organizations on which the filer relied;
(B) the interpretation of any other information
on which the filer relied;
(C) a description of the methods used in making a
rate; and
(D) any other information the department
requires to be filed under Section 38.001.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.