By: Sibley S.R. No. 891 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House 1-5 Bill No. 1662 to consider and take action on the following specific 1-6 matters: 1-7 Senate Rules 12.03(2) and (3), are suspended to permit the 1-8 committee to change Subsection (r), Section 3, Article 5.101, 1-9 Insurance Code, to read as follows: 1-10 (r) In order to avoid the circumvention of the flexible 1-11 rating program, and notwithstanding Article 17.22(b), Insurance 1-12 Code, a county mutual insurance company may not write private 1-13 passenger automobile insurance for any risk at a rate that, after 1-14 the application of all discounts and policy fees, is lower than the 1-15 highest rate allowed under the flexibility band for that line. Not 1-16 later than the 60th day after the effective date of a benchmark 1-17 rate, a county mutual insurance company shall make any filing 1-18 necessary to comply with this subsection. The rates of the county 1-19 mutual insurance company that are in effect on the effective date 1-20 of the benchmark rate continue in effect until the filing is made. 1-21 This subsection does not apply to single interest insurance or 1-22 insurance on mobile homes, motor homes, travel trailers, or 1-23 motorcycles. 2-1 Explanation: This change is necessary to provide that the 2-2 requirements of Subsection (r) apply to all county mutual insurance 2-3 companies but not apply to certain types of insurance and to 2-4 specify procedures necessary for compliance with the requirements. 2-5 ______________________________________ 2-6 President of the Senate 2-7 I hereby certify that the above 2-8 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-9 on May 27, 1997, by the following vote: 2-10 Yeas 31, Nays 0. 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 Secretary of the Senate 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 Member, Texas Senate