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Amend CSSB 900 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 2210, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 2210.0125 to read as follows:
Sec. 2210.0125. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a member of the legislature, a legislative employee of a member, or a business that employs or is at least 10 percent owned by a member or legislative employee of a member may not:
(1) contract with the association;
(2) receive funds directly or indirectly from the association; or
(3) participate in litigation in which the association is a party, including by paying or accepting a referral fee.
(b) This section does not prohibit a person described by Subsection (a) from holding an association policy or making a claim under an association policy.
(c) A member of the legislature or a legislative employee of a member commits an offense if the member or employee violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.