By Edwards H.B. No. 2080 76R7910 DLF-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to agreements between insurers and certain repair persons 1-3 or facilities. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Insurance Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Article 5.07-2 to read as follows: 1-7 Art. 5.07-2. REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLE; ANY WILLING REPAIR 1-8 PERSON OR FACILITY. (a) An insurer that enters into a contract 1-9 described by Article 5.07-1(c) of this code shall enter into a 1-10 contract subject to substantially the same terms and conditions 1-11 with any repair person or facility that: 1-12 (1) states a desire to enter into the contract with 1-13 the insurer; 1-14 (2) accepts the terms and conditions of the contract; 1-15 and 1-16 (3) is capable of executing the contract according to 1-17 its terms. 1-18 (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to enforce this 1-19 article. The commissioner by rule may require an insurer to submit 1-20 contracts and other information or documents as necessary to 1-21 enforce this article. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999, and 1-23 applies only to a contract between an insurer and a repair person 1-24 or facility that is made on or after January 1, 2000. A contract 2-1 between an insurer and a repair person or facility that is made 2-2 before January 1, 2000, is governed by the law as it exists 2-3 immediately before the effective date of this Act and that law is 2-4 continued in effect for that purpose. 2-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.