By Farabee H.R. No. 1170
76R17114 PB-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
1-2 of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule
1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
1-5 resolve the differences on House Bill 3697, relating to the
1-6 operation of the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund and the
1-7 disposition of certain surpluses of that fund, to consider and take
1-8 action on the following matters:
1-9 (1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are
1-10 suspended to permit the committee to add text incorporating a new
1-11 section in the bill, appropriately numbered, to amend Section
1-12 5(10), Article 21.28-C, Insurance Code, to read as follows:
1-13 SECTION ______. Section 5(10), Article 21.28-C, Insurance
1-14 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-15 (10) "Member insurer" means any insurer [person] who:
1-16 (A) writes any kind of insurance to which this
1-17 Act applies under Section 3 of this Act, including the exchange of
1-18 reciprocal or inter-insurance contracts; and
1-19 (B) is licensed to transact insurance in this
1-20 state, including any stock, mutual, Lloyds insurer, reciprocal or
1-21 inter-insurance exchange, or county mutual insurance company.
1-22 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify membership
1-23 in the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association,
1-24 which will now include the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance
2-1 Fund.