89R9371 DNC-F
By: Smithee H.B. No. 2841
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association underwriting
standards for new structures constructed in accordance with certain
construction standards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2210.152, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The plan of operation must provide that new structures
certified to have been constructed in accordance with the fortified
home, multifamily, or commercial construction standards published
by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety or its
successor entity are deemed to meet the association's underwriting
standards.
SECTION 2. (a) Section 2210.152(d), Insurance Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to a structure constructed on or
after the effective date of this Act.
(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Act, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association shall propose to the
commissioner of insurance amendments to the association's plan of
operation to conform to the changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.