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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on contractors acting as public insurance |
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adjusters in certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 4102.163, Insurance Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4102.163. CERTAIN CONTRACTOR [ROOFING-RELATED] |
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BUSINESS PROHIBITED. |
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SECTION 2. Section 4102.163(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A [roofing] contractor may not act as a public adjuster |
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or advertise to adjust claims for any property for which the |
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contractor is providing or may provide contracting [roofing] |
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services, regardless of whether the contractor: |
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(1) holds a license under this chapter; or |
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(2) is authorized to act on behalf of the insured under |
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a power of attorney or other agreement. |
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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. 2103 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2103 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 4, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2103 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |