By: Eiland (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 2163
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2013;
  May 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
  and Commerce; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to an annual assessment on insurers for the examination of
  insurers; imposing an assessment.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 401.152, Insurance Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  The department shall also impose an annual assessment
  on insurers not organized under the laws of this state subject to
  examination as described by this section in an amount sufficient to
  meet all other expenses and disbursements necessary to comply with
  the laws of this state relating to the examination of insurers.  The
  amount imposed under this subsection must be computed in the same
  manner as the amount imposed under Section 401.151(c) for domestic
  insurers.
         SECTION 2.  Section 401.156, Insurance Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall deposit any assessments or fees
  collected under this subchapter relating to the examination of
  insurers and other regulated entities by the financial examinations
  division or actuarial division, as those terms are defined by
  Section 401.251, to the credit of an account with the Texas Treasury
  Safekeeping Trust Company to be used exclusively to pay examination
  costs, as defined by Section 401.251, to reimburse administrative
  support costs for the Texas Department of Insurance operating
  account, and to reimburse premium tax credits for examination costs
  and examination overhead assessments.
         (a-1)  Money deposited under Subsection (a) [this
  subsection] accumulates and may be disbursed to the department in a
  manner consistent with Subchapter F.
         (d)  The department may transfer funds between the account
  described by Subsection (a) and the Texas Department of Insurance
  operating account as necessary to ensure that funds are deposited
  to the correct account and used for the correct purposes.  This
  subsection does not authorize a disbursement or transfer of funds
  in a manner that is inconsistent with the purposes [purpose] of
  Subchapter F and this section.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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