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AN ACT
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relating to extension of deadlines for claims and related |
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settlement and dispute resolution under the Texas Windstorm |
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Insurance Association Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2210.581, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commissioner, on a |
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showing of good cause, may by rule: |
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(1) extend any deadline established under this |
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subchapter; and |
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(2) set the length of the extension. |
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(b) With reference to deadlines applicable to the |
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association only, all deadline extensions related to claims arising |
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from [filed during] a particular storm [catastrophe year, the
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extension of deadlines under Subsection (a)] may not exceed 120 |
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days in the aggregate. This subsection does not affect the |
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extension of a deadline applicable to a claimant or to both the |
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association and a claimant. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does |
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not apply to rules adopted under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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applicable to the claim immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1944 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1944 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |