By: Capriglione, Bonnen of Galveston H.B. No. 2103
(Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019;
April 16, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Business & Commerce; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7,
Nays 0; May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2103 By: Zaffirini
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on contractors acting as public insurance
adjusters in certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 4102.163, Insurance Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4102.163. CERTAIN CONTRACTOR [ROOFING-RELATED]
BUSINESS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 2. Section 4102.163(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A [roofing] contractor may not act as a public adjuster
or advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the
contractor is providing or may provide contracting [roofing]
services, regardless of whether the contractor:
(1) holds a license under this chapter; or
(2) is authorized to act on behalf of the insured under
a power of attorney or other agreement.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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