88R13138 CJD-F
By: Harris of Williamson H.B. No. 3496
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to insurance adjuster license application procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 4101.052, Insurance Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read
as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] applicant
for a license under this chapter must submit to the department an
application on a form prescribed and provided by the department,
and include as part of or in connection with the application any
information that the department reasonably requires, including
information about the applicant's:
(1) identity;
(2) personal history;
(3) experience; and
(4) business record.
(c) For the purpose of Subsection (a), the commissioner
shall allow an individual to apply for a license electronically
using the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Uniform
Application for Individual Adjuster or Apprentice
License/Registration as it existed on May 1, 2023.
(d) The commissioner shall take any action necessary for
this state to participate in and adopt the application procedures
of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners National
Insurance Producer Registry for the purpose of licensing and
license renewal for independent adjusters.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the
commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules to implement Section
4101.052(d), Insurance Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.