Amend HB 2191 (Senate committee printing) as follows: (1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in Subsection (e)(2)(B), Section 10, Article 3.77, Insurance Code (page 2, line 27) strike "(b)(1) or (2)" and substitute "(b)(1) or (3)". (2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike the recital (page 3, lines 19-20) and substitute the following: Section 13, Article 3.77, Insurance Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, after Subsection (d), Section 13, Article 3.77, Insurance Code (page 3, between lines 37 and 38) insert the following: (e) An insurer may petition the commissioner for an abatement or deferment of all or part of an assessment imposed by the board. The commissioner may abate or defer all or part of the assessment if the commissioner determines that payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of the insurer to fulfill its contractual obligations. If all or part of an assessment against an insurer is abated or deferred, the amount by which the assessment is abated or deferred shall be assessed against the other insurers in a manner consistent with the basis for computing assessments under this section. An insurer receiving an abatement or deferment under this subsection remains liable to the pool for the deficiency.