83R2216 KKR-F
By: Carona S.B. No. 183
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain inquiries made by the Texas Department of
Insurance to insurers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Insurance Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read
as follows:
(c) A person receiving an inquiry under Subsection (b) shall
respond to the inquiry in writing not later than the 15th [10th] day
after the date the inquiry is received. If the department receives
written notice from the person that additional time is required to
respond to the inquiry, the department shall grant a 15-day
extension of the time to respond to the inquiry.
(e) The department shall maintain a record of all inquiries
made by the department under this section.
(f) The department shall provide a biennial report to the
legislature that:
(1) summarizes the nature of all inquiries made by the
department under this section;
(2) estimates the financial cost of those inquiries to
the recipients; and
(3) outlines specifically how those inquiries were
necessary for the public good or for the proper discharge of the
department's duties.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an inquiry made by the Texas Department of Insurance on or after the
effective date of this Act. An inquiry made before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect 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, 2013.