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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring commercial automobile insurance for |
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responsible master plumbers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.3576, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.3576. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE |
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MASTER PLUMBER. Before a master plumber works as a responsible |
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master plumber, the master plumber must provide the board with: |
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(1) a certificate of insurance that meets the |
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requirements of Section 1301.552; and |
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(2) a certificate of insurance that: |
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(A) is written by an insurer authorized to engage |
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in the business of insurance in this state; and |
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(B) provides for commercial automobile insurance |
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for the responsible master plumber that provides liability coverage |
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for a claim for property damage or bodily injury or death in an |
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amount of not less than $500,000 per incident. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas State |
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Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 1301.3576, Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act, a responsible master plumber must |
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comply with that section, as amended, not later than January 1, |
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2024. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |