By Dunnam H.B. No. 2019 77R6279 AJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to notice to personal automobile insurance policy holders 1-3 of the consumer bill of rights published by the Texas Department of 1-4 Insurance. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Article 5.06, Insurance Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Subdivision (12) to read as follows: 1-8 (12) The commissioner by rule shall require an insurer 1-9 to provide, at the time a personal automobile insurance policy is 1-10 issued, a statement that: 1-11 (A) refers to the availability of the consumer 1-12 bill of rights for personal automobile insurance policy holders 1-13 adopted by the department in accordance with Article 1.35A of this 1-14 code; and 1-15 (B) provides information about how to obtain the 1-16 consumer bill of rights from the department. 1-17 SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 21, Insurance Code, is 1-18 amended by adding Article 21.60 to read as follows: 1-19 Art. 21.60. INSURER REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION 1-20 WITH WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE. (a) In this 1-21 article: 1-22 (1) "Damage estimate" means an estimate of the cost to 1-23 repair damage to a motor vehicle provided in connection with 1-24 settlement of a claim under a personal automobile insurance policy. 2-1 (2) "Insurer" means an insurer or other entity that 2-2 writes a personal automobile insurance policy and includes: 2-3 (A) a county mutual; 2-4 (B) a farm mutual; 2-5 (C) a Lloyd's plan; or 2-6 (D) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange. 2-7 (b) A person who provides a written damage estimate by or on 2-8 behalf of an insurer shall include a copy of the statement 2-9 prescribed by the commissioner under this article with the 2-10 estimate. 2-11 (c) The commissioner by rule shall prescribe a statement to 2-12 be provided with the damage estimate that: 2-13 (1) refers to the availability of the consumer bill of 2-14 rights for personal automobile insurance policy holders adopted by 2-15 the department in accordance with Article 1.35A of this code; and 2-16 (2) provides information about how to obtain the 2-17 consumer bill of rights from the department. 2-18 SECTION 3. (a) Not later than November 1, 2001, the 2-19 commissioner of insurance shall adopt all rules necessary to 2-20 implement Articles 5.06(12) and 21.60, Insurance Code, as added by 2-21 this Act. 2-22 (b) Article 21.60, Insurance Code, as added by this Act, 2-23 applies only to a written damage estimate, as described by that 2-24 article, provided on or after January 1, 2002. 2-25 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.