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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association underwriting |
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standards for new structures constructed in accordance with certain |
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construction standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2210.152, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The plan of operation must provide that new structures |
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certified to have been constructed in accordance with the fortified |
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home, multifamily, or commercial construction standards published |
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by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety or its |
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successor entity are deemed to meet the association's underwriting |
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standards. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 2210.152(d), Insurance Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a structure constructed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association shall propose to the |
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commissioner of insurance amendments to the association's plan of |
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operation to conform to the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |