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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation as a public insurance adjuster of |
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certain persons acting on behalf of an insured for a real or |
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personal property insurance claim. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 4102, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 4102.0021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4102.0021. EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTOR SERVICES |
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OR COMMUNICATIONS. This chapter does not apply to the following |
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actions by a contractor who has been engaged by an insured to |
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complete work covered under a property insurance policy: |
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(1) providing supplement estimates to the insurer; |
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(2) submitting photographs, code documentation, |
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manufacturer specifications, or any other supporting documents to |
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the insurer; |
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(3) suggesting the insured invoke the appraisal clause |
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in the insured's policy or suggesting the insured hire a public |
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insurance adjuster or attorney in connection with the insured's |
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claim; or |
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(4) engaging in conversations with an insurer, or |
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their agent, to clarify the scope of work provided in the written |
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estimate. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |