TITLE: Related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected office.

SUMMARY: Related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected office.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HB 1250-Introduced version-Bill Text By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1250 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected office. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sec. Sec. 31.022. of the Texas Insurance Code is amended as follows: APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The commissioner is elected for a term of four years. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the commissioner. The commissioner serves a four-year term that coincides with the Gubernatorial election. (b) The governor shall appoint the commissioner without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.