Amend SB 1702 (house committee printing) by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 2210, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 2210.2581 to read as follows:
Sec. 2210.2581. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING STANDARDS; CERTAIN STRUCTURES. Notwithstanding Section 2210.251, Section 2210.258, or any other provision of this chapter, after December 31, 2015, the association may not issue or renew insurance coverage under this chapter for a structure with an insurable value of $250,000 or more unless the structure complies with the applicable building code standards, as set forth in the plan of operation.