Amend CSHB 272 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Section 2210.102, Insurance Code, is amended by amending Subsection (i) to read as follows:

(i) Notwithstanding Subsection (f), for a vacancy occurring in a position under Subsection (b), the commissioner may appoint, for the lesser of 120 days or until the vacancy is filled, a person who has demonstrated knowledge in insurance principles. This subsection does not apply to a vacancy due to the expiration of a term occurring under Section 2210.103. This subsection expires December 31, 2012, and any appointment in effect on that date is continued until the expiration of the term of the appointment.