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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees paid to the Automobile Burglary and Theft |
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Prevention Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6A, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A request for a refund made under this section is valid |
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regardless of the date: |
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(1) the request was made; or |
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(2) the payment was made for which the refund is |
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requested. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 10(a) and (b), Article 4413(37), |
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Revised Statutes, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Insurer" means any insurance company writing any |
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form of motor vehicle liability insurance in this state that |
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complies with Subchapter D, Chapter 601, Transportation Code, |
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including an interinsurance or reciprocal exchange, mutual |
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company, mutual association, or Lloyd's plan. |
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(2) "Motor vehicle years of insurance" means the total |
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number of years or portions of years during which a motor vehicle is |
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covered by liability insurance. |
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(b) An insurer shall pay to the authority a fee equal to $2 |
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multiplied by the total number of motor vehicle years of insurance |
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for liability insurance policies that comply with Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 601, Transportation Code, delivered, issued for delivery, |
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or renewed by the insurer. The fee shall be paid not later than: |
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(1) March 1 of each year for a policy issued, |
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delivered, or renewed from July 1 through December 31 of the |
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previous calendar year; and |
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(2) August 1 of each year for a policy issued, |
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delivered, or renewed from January 1 through June 30 of that year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 11, Chapter 305 (H.B. 1387), Acts of the |
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75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |