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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the insurance reporting program operated by the Title |
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IV-D agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 231.015, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An insurer may not be required to report or identify the |
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following types of claims: |
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(1) a first-party property damage claim under: |
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(A) a personal automobile insurance policy for |
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actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured vehicle; or |
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(B) a residential or tenant property insurance |
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policy for actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured |
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dwelling and contents, including additional living expenses |
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actually incurred; or |
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(2) a third-party property damage claim: |
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(A) that will be paid to a vendor or repair |
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facility for the actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of: |
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(i) a dwelling, condominium, or other |
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improvements on real property; |
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(ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle, |
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motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or |
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(iii) other tangible personal property that |
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has sustained actual damage or loss; or |
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(B) for the reimbursement to a claimant for |
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payments made by the claimant to a vendor or repair facility for the |
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actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of: |
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(i) a dwelling, condominium, or other |
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improvements on real property; |
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(ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle, |
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motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or |
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(iii) other tangible personal property that |
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has sustained actual damage or loss. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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