By: Guillen H.B. No. 3636
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibited conduct by insurance adjusters, public
insurance adjusters, and contractors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, is amended by
amending Subchapter F to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Sec. 4101.251. CERTAIN [ROOFING] CONTRACTOR-RELATED
BUSINESS PROHIBITED. (a) An insurance adjuster licensed under
this chapter may not adjust a loss related to [roofing] property
damage on behalf of an insurer if the adjuster is a [roofing]
contractor or otherwise provides [roofing] contracting services
for compensation, or is a controlling person in a [roofing]
contracting-related business.
(b) A [roofing] contractor may not act as an adjuster or
advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the
contractor is providing or may provide [roofing] services,
regardless of whether the contractor holds a license under this
chapter.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to
implement and enforce this section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 4102, Section 4102.163,
Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4102.163. CERTAIN [ROOFING] CONTRACTOR-RELATED
BUSINESS PROHIBITED. (a) A [roofing] contractor may not act as a
public adjuster or advertise to adjust claims for any property for
which the contractor is providing or may provide [roofing]
contracting services, regardless of whether the contractor holds a
license under this chapter.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to
implement and enforce this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.