Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB654 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/20/2015

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                    84R7869 SCL-D
 By: Eltife S.B. No. 654


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to regulation of policy forms for certain commercial
 property and casualty insurance.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 2301.005, Insurance Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 2301.005.  REGULATION OF INLAND MARINE AND COMMERCIAL
 FORMS. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the manner
 in which forms for the various classifications of risks insured
 under inland marine insurance, as determined by the commissioner,
 are regulated.
 (b)  The commissioner may adopt rules governing the manner in
 which forms for commercial lines of insurance, as determined by the
 commissioner, are regulated.
 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.