85R6550 SMT-F
By: Perez H.B. No. 2372
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the premium surcharge certain automobile insurers are
required to assess against an insured convicted of certain
offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1953.052(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An insurer described by Section 1952.001 shall assess a
premium surcharge in an amount as stated in the insurer's rating
plan [prescribed by the department] against an insured for no more
than three years immediately following the date the insured is
convicted of:
(1) an offense relating to the operating of a motor
vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Section 49.04 or 49.07,
Penal Code; or
(2) an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.