By: Fletcher H.B. No. 3029
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to enhanced Uninsured Vehicle reporting systems for the
Texas Department of Insurance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 601, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter O to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER O. ENHANCED REPORTING SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY
Sec. 601.400. DEFINITION. In this subchapter "Department"
and "implementing agency" means the Texas Department of Insurance.
Sec. 601.401. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS; RULES. (a) The
Texas Department of Insurance shall evaluate and implement
additional programs to both improve the performance of
Department's systems and operations designed to further reduce the
Uninsured Vehicle Rate of vehicles registered in Texas.
Sec. 601.454 AGENT RENEWAL. (a) The implementing agency,
under a competitive bidding procedure, may select an agent, or
agents to develop, implement, operate, maintain and upgrade one or
more programs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.