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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certificates of insurance required for certain plumbing |
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contractors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.552, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.552. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR PLUMBING PERMIT |
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IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision that requires a |
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plumbing contractor to obtain a permit before performing plumbing |
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in the political subdivision shall verify through the board's |
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Internet website, or by contacting the board by telephone, that the |
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plumbing contractor has on file with the board a certificate of |
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insurance. The certificate of insurance must: |
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(1) be written by an insurer authorized to engage in |
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the [a company licensed to do] business of insurance in this state |
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or an eligible surplus lines insurer, as defined by Section |
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981.002, Insurance Code; |
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(2) provide for commercial general liability |
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insurance for the master plumber for a claim for property damage or |
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bodily injury, regardless of whether the claim arises from |
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negligence or on a contract; and |
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(3) provide coverage of not less than $300,000 for all |
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claims arising in a one-year period. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1301.552, Occupations Code, applies only to a permit issued on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A permit issued before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the permit is issued, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |