AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 1267 amends current law relating to the authority of certain counties and intergovernmental pools to require reimbursement for punitive damage coverage.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter Z, Chapter 157, Local Government Code, by adding Section 157.9031, as follows:

 

Sec. 157.9031.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COVERAGE.  Authorizes a self-insuring county or the intergovernmental pool operating under Chapter 119 (County Government Liability Insurance Pool), under policies concerning the provision of coverages adopted by the county's commissioners court or the pool's governing body, to require reimbursement for the provision of punitive damage coverage from a person to whom the county or intergovernmental pool provides coverage.

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.