By: Johnson, Morgan, Paul, Wharton, H.B. No. 2213
Villalobos
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas
Windstorm Insurance Association.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 2210.102(b), (c-1), and (d), Insurance
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Three members must be:
(1) representatives of the insurance industry who
actively write or sell [and renew] windstorm and hail insurance in
the first tier coastal counties; and
(2) residents of this state.
(c-1) At least one [One] of the members appointed under
Subsection (c) must be a property and casualty agent who is licensed
under this code, is actively offering or selling Texas windstorm
and hail insurance policies under this chapter, and is not a captive
agent.
(d) Three members must reside in an area of this state that
is located outside a catastrophe area [more than 100 miles from the
Texas coastline].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.