88R9270 SHH-D
By: Spiller H.B. No. 3407
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring commercial automobile insurance for
responsible master plumbers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.3576, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.3576. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE
MASTER PLUMBER. Before a master plumber works as a responsible
master plumber, the master plumber must provide the board with:
(1) a certificate of insurance that meets the
requirements of Section 1301.552; and
(2) a certificate of insurance that:
(A) is written by an insurer authorized to engage
in the business of insurance in this state; and
(B) provides for commercial automobile insurance
for the responsible master plumber that provides liability coverage
for a claim for property damage or bodily injury or death in an
amount of not less than $500,000 per incident.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas State
Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to
implement the changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 1301.3576, Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act, a responsible master plumber must
comply with that section, as amended, not later than January 1,
2024.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.