1-1  By:  Harris                                           S.B. No. 1411
    1-2        (In the Senate - Filed March 13, 1995; March 20, 1995, read
    1-3  first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development;
    1-4  April 28, 1995, reported favorably, as amended, by the following
    1-5  vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 28, 1995, sent to printer.)
    1-6  COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1                               By:  Harris
    1-7  Amend S.B. No. 1411 on page 1, line 13 (committee printing page 1,
    1-8  line 31) by putting a period after the words "geographic areas",
    1-9  deleting the word "which", and inserting the words "The value of
   1-10  credits for male vehicle operators under 25 years of age and for
   1-11  all vehicle operators 65 years of age or older shall be not less
   1-12  than one credit for the voluntary writing of one vehicle in these
   1-13  classes.  The value of credits for underserved geographic areas"
   1-14  before the word "shall"
   1-15                         A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
   1-16                                AN ACT
   1-17  relating to incentive programs to minimize the use of the Texas
   1-18  Automobile Insurance Plan Association.
   1-19        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
   1-20        SECTION 1.  Subsection (e), Section 3, Article 21.81,
   1-21  Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows:
   1-22        (e)  Among other provisions, the plan of operation must
   1-23  contain incentive programs to encourage members to write insurance
   1-24  on a voluntary basis and to minimize the use of the association as
   1-25  a means to obtain insurance.  The incentive programs are effective
   1-26  on approval of the commissioner.  Among such approved incentive
   1-27  programs shall be those that recognize the voluntary writing of
   1-28  bodily injury and property damage liability insurance for male
   1-29  vehicle operators under 25 years of age, for all vehicle operators
   1-30  65 years of age or older, and for vehicle operators in <One of
   1-31  these programs shall target> underserved geographic areas which
   1-32  shall be determined and designated by the commissioner by rule.  In
   1-33  determining which areas will be designated as underserved, the
   1-34  commissioner shall consider the availability of insurance, the
   1-35  number of uninsured drivers, the number of drivers insured through
   1-36  the association, and any other relevant factor.
   1-37        SECTION 2.  The importance of this legislation and the
   1-38  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   1-39  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   1-40  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   1-41  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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