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1 | 1 | By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1250 | |
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6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
8 | 8 | related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected | |
9 | 9 | office. | |
10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Sec. Sec. 31.022. of the Texas Insurance Code is | |
12 | 12 | amended as follows: | |
13 | 13 | APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The commissioner is elected for a | |
14 | 14 | term of four years.The governor, with the advice and consent of | |
15 | 15 | the senate, shall appoint the commissioner. The commissioner | |
16 | 16 | serves a four-year term that coincides with the Gubernatorial | |
17 | 17 | election. | |
18 | 18 | (b) The governor shall appoint the commissioner without | |
19 | 19 | regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or | |
20 | 20 | national origin of the appointee. | |
21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |