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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability of an engineer conducting a Texas Windstorm |
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Insurance Association inspection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2210, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2210.260 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2210.260. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. An engineer |
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licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers is not liable |
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for damages arising from an inspection conducted under this |
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subchapter for which the engineer has affixed the engineer's seal |
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to an inspection document. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the commissioner of insurance shall adopt forms to |
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implement Section 2210.260, Insurance Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of action |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |