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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain orders by the commissioner of insurance during |
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a state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 542, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 542.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 542.062. COMMISSIONER POWERS DURING DISASTER. On |
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declaration of a state of disaster under Section 418.014, |
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Government Code, the commissioner may issue an order to suspend, |
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for a period not longer than the duration of the declaration, |
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enforcement of the regulation of on-premises outdoor signs by |
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municipalities under Subchapter Z, Chapter 216, Local Government |
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Code, for municipalities located in counties within and adjacent to |
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the counties in the disaster area specified by the declaration, if |
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the commissioner finds that such a suspension would facilitate the |
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filing and processing of claims by persons affected by the |
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disaster. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |