Bill Text: TX SB783 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations for the department's fraud unit.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-29 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB783 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB783-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 783 | ||
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| relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by | ||
| the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, | ||
| and donations for the department's fraud unit. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 701, Insurance Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Sections 701.004 and 701.005 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 701.004. ANTIFRAUD EDUCATION. The commissioner, | ||
| through the insurance fraud unit, shall develop fraud prevention | ||
| educational programs and disseminate materials necessary to | ||
| educate the public effectively regarding antifraud programs. | ||
| Sec. 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The | ||
| insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to | ||
| enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter. | ||
| (b) The insurance fraud unit may not accept gifts, grants, | ||
| or donations from a regulated entity. | ||
| (c) All gifts, grants, or donations to the insurance fraud | ||
| unit shall be: | ||
| (1) deposited to the credit of the department's | ||
| operating account; and | ||
| (2) distributed to the insurance fraud unit to be used | ||
| to perform its duties under this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 783 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 783 passed the House on | ||
| May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
