85R2017 EES-D
By: Huffines S.B. No. 847
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service
contract companies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 951.003(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A law pertaining to [legal service contracts under
Chapter 953 or] insurance does not apply to a program under this
chapter.
SECTION 2. Chapter 953, Occupations Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. (a) On the effective date of this Act:
(1) a disciplinary proceeding pending before the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation relating to an alleged
violation of former Chapter 953, Occupations Code, is dismissed;
and
(2) a registration issued under former Chapter 953,
Occupations Code, expires.
(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall repeal
all rules regarding the regulation of for-profit legal service
contract companies adopted under former Chapter 953, Occupations
Code.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.