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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited conduct by insurance adjusters, public |
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insurance adjusters, and contractors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. PROHIBITED CONDUCT |
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Sec. 4101.251. CERTAIN [ROOFING] CONTRACTOR-RELATED |
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BUSINESS PROHIBITED. (a) An insurance adjuster licensed under |
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this chapter may not adjust a loss related to [roofing] property |
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damage on behalf of an insurer if the adjuster is a [roofing] |
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contractor or otherwise provides [roofing] contracting services |
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for compensation, or is a controlling person in a [roofing] |
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contracting-related business. |
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(b) A [roofing] contractor may not act as an adjuster or |
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advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the |
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contractor is providing or may provide [roofing] services, |
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regardless of whether the contractor holds a license under this |
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chapter. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement and enforce this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 4102, Section 4102.163, |
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Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4102.163. CERTAIN [ROOFING] CONTRACTOR-RELATED |
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BUSINESS PROHIBITED. (a) A [roofing] contractor may not act as a |
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public adjuster or advertise to adjust claims for any property for |
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which the contractor is providing or may provide [roofing] |
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contracting services, regardless of whether the contractor holds a |
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license under this chapter. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement and enforce this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |