S.B. No. 494
AN ACT
relating to the availability of certain property and casualty
insurance forms on the Internet.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1812.002, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The office of public insurance counsel may post an
insurer's specimen policy on the office's Internet website. The
posting, other than a posting described by Subsection (a), of an
insurer's specimen policy on an Internet website does not create a
duty to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 494 passed the Senate on
March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 8.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 494 passed the House on
May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 90, Nays 51, three
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor