Amend CSHB 2067 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 14, between "of" and "any", insert "a completed and submitted application for".
(2) On page 1, line 19, strike "Subsections (a-1) and (a-2)" and substitute "Subsection (a-1)".
(3) On page 1, line 22, strike "declines, cancels, or refuses to renew" and substitute "declines a completed and submitted application for or cancels or refuses to renew".
(4) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 18 and substitute the following:
policyholder], to provide to the applicant or policyholder a written statement of the reasons for the declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of the [an insurance] policy [to which Section 551.001 applies].
(5) On page 2, line 19, strike "(a-2)" and substitute "(a-1)".
(6) On page 2, line 23, strike "declination, cancellation," and substitute "declination of a completed and submitted application for a workers' compensation insurance policy or the cancellation".
(7) On page 3, line 2, strike "written statements of".
(8) On page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike "zip code of the applicant or policyholder that received the statement" and substitute "zip codes of the applicants and policyholders, as applicable".
(9) On page 3, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(____) The department shall post an aggregated summary of the reports provided under this section on the department's Internet website. The aggregated summary:
(1) must be organized by the zip codes of the applicants and policyholders, as applicable; and
(2) may not identify, directly or indirectly, any insurer.
(10) On page 3, line 10, strike "written statements of".
(11) On page 3, line 21, strike "an" and substitute "a completed and submitted".
(12) On page 4, line 10, strike "declination, cancellation," and substitute "declination of a completed and submitted application for an insurance policy or a [,] cancellation[,]".
(13) On page 4, lines 17-18, strike "March 1, 2026" and substitute "the effective date of this Act".
(14) On page 4, line 19, strike "March 1, 2026," and substitute "the effective date of this Act".
(15) On page 4, line 24, strike "September 1, 2025" and substitute "March 1, 2026".
(16) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 551, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 551.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 551.007. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY. Notwithstanding any other law, an insurer may deliver notice or a written statement of a declination, required by this chapter by electronic means.