Amend HB 2587 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0001(1), Insurance Code (page 1, line 25), strike "a website" and substitute "an Internet website".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0001(4)(K), Insurance Code (page 2, line 25), strike "daycare institution" and substitute "day-care facility".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0001(10), Insurance Code (page 2, line 68), between "insurance and" and "not related", insert "are".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 3504.0003, Insurance Code (page 3, lines 32-33).
(5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 3504.0004(a), Insurance Code (page 3, lines 34-37), and substitute the following:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of this code, travel insurance is classified and filed for purposes of rates and forms under an inland marine line of insurance.
(6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0005(a), Insurance Code (page 3, lines 59-68), strike Subdivision (3) and substitute the following:
(3) a blanket travel insurance policyholder who buys a blanket travel insurance policy for members of an eligible group if:
(A) the policyholder is a resident of this state; or
(B) the policyholder's principal place of business is located in this state.
(7) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0005(b), Insurance Code (page 4, lines 4-6), strike Subdivision (2) and substitute the following:
(2) report as premium:
(A) only the amount allocable to travel insurance and not amounts received for travel assistance services or cancellation fee waivers; and
(B) only the amount allocable to residents of this state.
(8) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 3504.0006(1), Insurance Code (page 4, lines 15-20), and substitute the following:
(1) at the time or before the consumer buys the travel protection plan it is clearly disclosed to the consumer that the plan includes travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers, as applicable, and provides information and an opportunity for the consumer to obtain additional information regarding the features and the pricing of each feature;
(9) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0007(g), Insurance Code (page 4, line 67), strike "insurer's website" and substitute "insurer's Internet website".
(10) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0007(g)(1), Insurance Code (page 5, line 2), strike "the website" and substitute "the Internet website".
(11) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0007(h), Insurance Code (page 5, line 7), strike "using negative option" and substitute "using a negative option".
(12) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0008, Insurance Code (page 5, line 23), strike "The commissioner shall adopt" and substitute "(a) The commissioner may adopt".
(13) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3504.0008, Insurance Code (page 5, between lines 26 and 27), insert the following:
(b) The comptroller, in consultation with the commissioner, may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
(14) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 4055.151(1-c), Insurance Code (page 5, lines 37-40), strike "a person who, directly or indirectly, underwrites, collects a charge, collateral, or premium from, or adjusts or settles a claim of a resident of this state" and substitute "a person who directly or indirectly underwrites, collects a charge, collateral, or premium from, or adjusts or settles a claim of, a resident of this state".
(15) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike amended Section 4055.154(b), Insurance Code (page 6, lines 59-61), and substitute the following:
(b) Travel insurance coverage may be provided under an individual [policy] or [a] group insurance policy or a blanket travel insurance [master] policy, as defined by Section 3504.0001.
(16) Renumber the sections of and the cross-references within added Chapter 3504, Insurance Code, accordingly.