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H.B. No. 3
%_.Chapter 2
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance
3 Association, to the resolution of certain disputes concerning
4 claims made to that association, and to the issuance of windstorm
5 and hail insurance policies in the private insurance market by
6 certain insurers; providing penalties.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8 SECTION 1. Section 83.002, Insurance Code, is amended by
9 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
10 (c) This chapter also applies to:
11 (1) a person appointed as a qualified inspector under
12 Section 2210.254 or 2210.255; and
13 (2) a person acting as a qualified inspector under
14 Section 22-10.254 or 2210.255 without being appointed as a qualified
15 inspector under either of those sections.
16 SECTION 2. Section 541.152, Insurance Code, is amended by
17 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
18 follows:
19 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), on [Ge] a finding
20 by the trier of fact that the defendant knowingly committed the act
21 complained of, the trier of fact may award an amount not to exceed
22 three times the amount of actual damages.
23 (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an action under this
24 subchapter brought against the Texas Windstorm Insurance
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill 3, Chapter 2, legislative document, 2011-06/2011-07; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth312450/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.