1-1 By: Averitt (Senate Sponsor - Duncan) H.B. No. 2180 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 1997; 1-3 May 5, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic 1-4 Development; May 17, 1997, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 17, 1997, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to review of mandated coverage in health benefit plans. 1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-10 SECTION 1. Section 21.52D, Insurance Code, as added by 1-11 Chapter 607, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, 1-12 is repealed. 1-13 SECTION 2. The mandated benefit review panel established 1-14 under Section 21.52D, Insurance Code, as added by Chapter 607, Acts 1-15 of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is abolished on 1-16 the effective date of this Act. 1-17 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-22 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-23 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-24 * * * * *