85R10720 SCL-F By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2148 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to water damage claims under a residential property insurance policy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 542.253(a), Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner shall [may] adopt rules that [identify the types of water damage claims that] require all types of water damage claims to receive more prompt, efficient, and effective processing and handling than the processing and handling required under Subchapter B. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.