By Bailey                                             H.B. No. 2267
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the misrepresentation by a car rental company that it
 1-3     is an insurance company.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Chapter 20, Title 132, Revised Statutes, is
 1-6     amended by adding Article 9026d to read as follows:
 1-7           Art. 9026d.  MISREPRESENTATION BY CAR RENTAL COMPANY. (a)  In
 1-8     this article, "car rental company" means a person that is in the
 1-9     business of renting private passenger vehicles to the public.
1-10           (b)  A car rental company may not misrepresent that it is an
1-11     insurance company or an agent of an insurance company to another
1-12     person.
1-13           (c)  A violation of Subsection (b) is a deceptive trade
1-14     practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code,
1-15     whether or not the misrepresentation is at the request or with the
1-16     knowledge of the insurance company.
1-17           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.