By:  Harris of Tarrant                                S.B. No. 1471
                                 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                                        AN ACT
    1-1  relating to liability limitations for charitable organizations.
    1-2        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-3        SECTION 1.  Subsection (g), Section 84.007, Civil Practice
    1-4  and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
    1-5        (g)  Sections 84.005 and 84.006 of this Act do not apply to
    1-6  any charitable organization that does not have liability insurance
    1-7  coverage in effect on any act or omission to which this chapter
    1-8  applies.  The coverage shall apply to the acts or omissions of the
    1-9  organization and its employees and volunteers and be in the amount
   1-10  of at least <$500,000 for each person and> $1,000,000 for each
   1-11  single occurrence for death or bodily injury or <and $100,000 for
   1-12  each single occurrence for> injury to or destruction of property
   1-13  and $1,000,000 aggregate for the policy term.  The coverage may be
   1-14  provided under a contract of insurance or other plan of insurance
   1-15  authorized by statute.  Nothing in this chapter shall limit
   1-16  liability of any insurer or insurance plan in an action under
   1-17  Chapter 21, Insurance Code, or in an action for bad faith conduct,
   1-18  breach of fiduciary duty, or negligent failure to settle a claim.
   1-19        SECTION 2.  The importance of this legislation and the
   1-20  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   1-21  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   1-22  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   1-23  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.