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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the language of personal automobile or residential |
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property insurance policy documents and related materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2301, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2301.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2301.058. PROVISION OF POLICY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED |
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MATERIALS IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. (a) An insurer may |
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provide a customer a version of a personal automobile or |
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residential property insurance policy or endorsement, or related |
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explanatory or advertising material, in a language other than |
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English. |
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(b) In the case of a dispute or complaint, the English |
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version of the insurance policy documents controls. |
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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, 2019. |