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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notifying certain entities of the cancellation or |
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nonrenewal of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 601.454(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each insurance company providing motor vehicle |
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liability insurance policies in this state shall: |
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(1) provide necessary information for motor vehicle |
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liability insurance [those] policies to allow the agent to carry |
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out this subchapter, subject to the agent's contract with the |
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implementing agencies and rules adopted under this subchapter; and |
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(2) inform the agent of the policyholder's name if the |
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insurance company cancels or does not renew a motor vehicle |
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liability insurance policy. |
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SECTION 2. Section 601.454(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the cancellation or nonrenewal |
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of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. The cancellation or nonrenewal of a |
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motor vehicle liability insurance policy before the effective date |
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of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the date the policy is |
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canceled or is not renewed, and that former law is continued in |
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effect. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |