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	Amend CSHB 4 (House Committee Printing) as follows:                          



(1)  On page 3, line 9, strike the underlined period and 	insert "and publish, electronically or otherwise, the updated 

information.  The department may charge a person a reasonable fee 

for access to the publication."

	(2)  On page 3, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following 

new appropriately numbered SECTION of the bill and renumber 

subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

	SECTION _____.  (a)  Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Insurance 

Code, is amended by adding Article 5.07-2 to read as follows:

	Art. 5.07-2.  VALUATION OF TOTALED MOTOR VEHICLE.  (a)  For 

purposes of this article, "standard presumptive value" has the 

meaning assigned by Section 152.0412(a), Tax Code.

	(b)  If an insurer determines that a motor vehicle covered 

under an automobile insurance policy issued by the insurer is an 

active or constructive total loss, the insurer shall assign the 

motor vehicle a value that is equal to or greater than the standard 

presumptive value of that vehicle.

	(c)  In settling a liability claim by a third party against 

an insured for property damage claimed by the third party, if the 

insurer determines that the third party's motor vehicle is an 

active or constructive total loss, the insurer shall assign the 

third party's motor vehicle a value that is equal to or greater than 

the standard presumptive value of that vehicle.

	(d)  This article expires April 1, 2007.                                

	(b)  Chapter 1952, Insurance Code, as effective April 1, 

2007, is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:



SUBCHAPTER H.  VALUATION OF TOTALED MOTOR VEHICLE

	Sec. 1952.351.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "standard 

presumptive value" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.0412(a), 

Tax Code.

	Sec. 1952.352.  VALUATION OF TOTALED MOTOR VEHICLE.  (a)  If 

an insurer determines that a motor vehicle covered under an 

automobile insurance policy issued by the insurer is an active or 

constructive total loss, the insurer shall assign the motor vehicle 

a value that is equal to or greater than the standard presumptive 

value of that vehicle.

	(b)  In settling a liability claim by a third party against 

an insured for property damage claimed by the third party, if the 

insurer determines that the third party's motor vehicle is an 

active or constructive total loss, the insurer shall assign the 

third party's motor vehicle a value that is equal to or greater than 

the standard presumptive value of that vehicle.

	(3)  On page 3, line 22, strike "and".                                         

	(4)  On page 3, line 24, strike the period and substitute "; 

and".           

	(5)  On page 3, between lines 24 and 25, insert the 

following:               

		(4)  publish that information and make the published 

information available to an insurer or other requesting person.

	(6)  On page 4, line 12, between "Code," and "as added", 

insert "Article 5.07-2, Insurance Code, and Subchapter H, Chapter 

1952, Insurance Code,".

	(7)  On page 4, line 12, strike "takes" and substitute 

"take".