1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to certain charges that may be included in a retail 1-3 installment agreement. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 348.202(c), Finance Code, is amended to 1-6 read as follows: 1-7 (c) A holder may include the cost of insurance provided 1-8 under Subsection (a) or (b), and a policy or agent fee charged in 1-9 connection with insurance provided under Subsection (a) or (b), as 1-10 a separate charge in the contract. 1-11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-12 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-13 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-14 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-15 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1684 was passed by the House on April 24, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1684 was passed by the Senate on May 15, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 4, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor