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Amend SB 328 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to
the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 601.072, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-2) A person convicted of an offense relating to the
operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated must maintain, in
addition to the minimum coverage required by this section,
additional liability insurance coverage to establish financial
responsibility under this chapter. The amount of liability
coverage required increases by $25,000 for each conviction.
(a-3) In this section, "offense relating to the operating of
a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by
Section 49.09, Penal Code.
SECTION ____. Section 2151.102(a), Insurance Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The association shall provide for the assignment of
insurance to an authorized insurer for a person required by Chapter
601, Transportation Code, including Section 601.072,
Transportation Code, to show proof of financial responsibility for
the future.
(2) In SECTION 12 of the bill, between "SECTION 12." and
"The changes" (page 7, line 12), insert "(a)".
(3) In SECTION 12 of the bill, between "Transportation
Code," and "apply" (page 7, line 13), insert "and Section 601.072,
Transportation Code,".
(4) Immediately following SECTION 12 of the bill (page 7,
between lines 19 and 20), insert:
(b) The change in law made by Section 2151.102(a), Insurance
Code, applies only to an automobile insurance policy that is
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed by the Texas Automobile
Insurance Plan Association on or after the effective date of this
Act. An automobile insurance policy that is delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed by the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan
Association before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
law in effect at the time the automobile insurance policy was
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed by the Texas Automobile
Insurance Plan Association, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
(5) Renumber SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.