Amend SB 206 by inserting a SECTION to read as follows, and
renumbering existing SECTIONS appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Chapter 1, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Article 1.10F to read as follows:
      Art. 1.10F.  EXPUNCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.  (a)  In this
article:
            (1)  "License" includes:
                  (A)  a license, permit, certificate, approval, or
registration issued by a state agency or any similar authorization
required by law; or
                  (B)  any part of an authorization described by
Paragraph (A) of this subdivision.
            (2)  "Person" means an individual or partnership.
      (b)  A person is entitled to expunction of department records
relating to a violation by the person of an article of this code, a
rule adopted under this code, or any other law related to the
practice of insurance in this state if:
            (1)  the person has not committed another violation
during the six years following the date of the violation;
            (2)  the violation did not injure a policyholder or an
insurance company;
            (3)  the violation did not result in the assessment of
a monetary penalty against the person; and
            (4)  the violation did not involve fraud or criminal
activity.
      (c)  A person who is entitled to expunction of a record under
Subsection (b) of this article may file a petition for expunction
with the commissioner.
      (d)  A person who files a petition for expunction of a
department record shall pay an advance expunction fee to cover the
costs of the expunction proceedings.
      (e)  On receipt of a petition for expunction, the
commissioner shall set a hearing on the matter and give reasonable
notice of the hearing to appropriate parties.
      (f)  If the commissioner finds that the person is entitled to
expunction of any department record under Subsection (b) of this
article, the commissioner shall issue an expunction order.
      (g)  After issuance of an expunction order:
            (1)  the department may not:
                  (A)  release, disseminate, or use the expunged
record:
                        (i)  in considering whether to approve or
deny the issuance to the person of a new or renewal license; or
                        (ii)  in answering inquiries from another
state in relation to the person applying for a new or renewal
license in that state; or
                  (B)  include the expunged record in any database
after the date of the expunction order; and
            (2)  the person for whom the commissioner grants
expunction may deny the occurrence of the violation and the
existence of the expunction order.
      (h)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this
article.