Amend CSHB 2221 by striking Section 7 thereof in its entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
      "SECTION 7.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997,
and applies only to an insurance policy that is delivered, issued
for delivery, or renewed on or after that date. A policy that is
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before September 1,
1997, is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the
effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
      (b)  For purposes of this section, an insurance policy is
considered renewed on the date that the policyholder makes a
payment of a premium on the policy."