By Burnam                                             H.B. No. 3536

         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3536:

         By Burnam                                         C.S.H.B. No. 3536

                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to the regulation of Lloyds' associations, county mutual

 1-3     insurance companies, and reciprocal and interinsurance exchanges.

 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 6, Article 17.25, Insurance Code, is

 1-6     amended as follows:

 1-7           Sec. 6.  (a)  Such companies shall file with the Commissioner

 1-8     [Board] a schedule of its rates, the amount of policy fee,

 1-9     inspection fee, membership fee, or initial charge by whatever name

1-10     called, to be charged its policyholders or those applying for

1-11     policies.

1-12           (b)  The Commissioner may adopt rules necessary to carry out

1-13     these provisions.

1-14           SECTION 2.  Chapter 18, Insurance Code, is amended by adding

1-15     Article 18.25 and Article 18.26 as follows:

1-16           Art. 18.25.  FILE SCHEDULE OF CHARGES.  Such companies shall

1-17     file with the Commissioner a schedule of its rates, the amount of

1-18     policy fee, inspection fee, membership fee, or initial charge by

1-19     whatever name called, to be charged its policyholders or those

1-20     applying for policies.

1-21           Art. 18.26.  RULEMAKING.  The Commissioner may adopt rules

1-22     necessary to carry out these provisions.

1-23           SECTION 3.  Chapter 19, Insurance Code, is amended by adding

1-24     Article 19.14 and Article 19.15 as follows:

 2-1           Art. 19.14.  FILE SCHEDULE OF CHARGES.  Such companies shall

 2-2     file with the Commissioner a schedule of its rate, the amount of

 2-3     policy fee, inspection fee, membership fee, or initial charge by

 2-4     whatever name called, to be charged its policyholders or those

 2-5     applying for policies.

 2-6           Art. 19.15.  RULEMAKING.  The Commissioner may adopt rules

 2-7     necessary to carry out these provisions.

 2-8           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.

 2-9           SECTION 5.  The importance of this legislation and the

2-10     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

2-11     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

2-12     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

2-13     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.