Bill Text: TX HB3588 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to insurance adjusters' unauthorized removal or inspection of vehicles located at vehicle storage facilities.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-23 - Referred to Insurance [HB3588 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB3588-Introduced.html
  84R3633 PMO-D
 
  By: Smith H.B. No. 3588
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to insurance adjusters' unauthorized removal or
  inspection of vehicles located at vehicle storage facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter D-1 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D-1. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
         Sec. 4101.171.  UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE REMOVAL OR INSPECTION
  PROHIBITED. A licensed adjuster may not, without the knowledge and
  written consent of the insured:
               (1)  execute a document related to the removal or
  inspection of a motor vehicle located at a vehicle storage facility
  licensed under Chapter 2303, Occupations Code; or
               (2)  remove a motor vehicle from such a vehicle storage
  facility.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter D-1, Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, as
  added by this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after
  the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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