85R23740 KSD-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3845
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3845:
By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 3845
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the insurance reporting program operated by the Title
IV-D agency to enforce certain child support obligations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 231.015(c), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) An insurer may not be required to report or identify the
following types of claims:
(1) a first-party property damage claim under:
(A) a personal automobile insurance policy for
actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured vehicle; or
(B) a residential or tenant property insurance
policy for actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured
dwelling and contents, including additional living expenses
actually incurred; [or]
(2) a third-party property damage claim:
(A) that will be paid to a vendor or repair
facility for the actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of:
(i) a dwelling, condominium, or other
improvements on real property;
(ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle,
motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or
(iii) other tangible personal property that
has sustained actual damage or loss; or
(B) for the reimbursement to a claimant for
payments made by the claimant to a vendor or repair facility for the
actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of:
(i) a dwelling, condominium, or other
improvements on real property;
(ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle,
motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or
(iii) other tangible personal property that
has sustained actual damage or loss;
(3) a claim for benefits, or a portion of a claim for
benefits, assigned to be paid to a funeral service provider or
facility for actual funeral expenses owed by the insured that are
not otherwise paid or reimbursed;
(4) a claim for benefits assigned to be paid to a
health care provider or facility for actual medical expenses owed
by the insured that are not otherwise paid or reimbursed; or
(5) a claim for benefits to be paid under a limited
benefit insurance policy that provides:
(A) coverage for one or more specified diseases
or illnesses;
(B) dental or vision benefits; or
(C) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity
coverage.
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, 2017.