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art 5.31 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter C. Fire Insurance and Allied Lines|Article 5.31. Change or Limit of Rate

(a)  Said Board shall have full power and authority to alter, amend, modify or change any rate fixed and determined by it on thirty (30) days' notice, or to prescribe that any such rate or rates shall be in effect for a limited time, and said Board shall also have full power and authority to prescribe reasonable rules whereby in cases where no rate of premium shall have been fixed and determined by the Board, for certain risks or classes of risks, policies may be written thereon at rates to be determined by the company.  Such company or companies shall immediately report to said Board such risk so written, and the rates collected therefor, and such rates shall always be subject to review by the Board.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.16, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.19, eff. June 11, 2003.|
art 5.32 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter C. Fire Insurance and Allied Lines|Article 5.32. Petition for Change

(a)  Any such fire insurance company shall have the right at any time to petition the Board for an order changing or modifying any rate or rates fixed and determined by the Board, and the Board shall consider such petition in the manner provided in this subchapter and enter such order thereon as it may deem just and equitable.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter,  and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.20, eff. June 11, 2003.|
art 5.34 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter C. Fire Insurance and Allied Lines|Article 5.34. Revising Rates

(a)  The Board shall have authority after having given reasonable notice, not exceeding thirty (30) days, of its intention to do so, to alter, amend or revise any rates of premium fixed and determined by it in any schedules of such rates promulgated by it, and to give reasonable notice of such alteration, amendment or revision to the public, or to any company or companies affected thereby.  Such altered, amended or revised rates shall be the rates thereafter to be charged and collected by all fire insurance companies affected by this subchapter.  No policy in force prior to the taking effect of such changes or amendments shall be affected thereby, unless there shall be a change in the hazard of the risk, necessitating a change in the rate applicable to such risk, in which event such policy shall be subject to the new rates.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.18, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.21, eff. June 11, 2003.|
art 5.39 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter C. Fire Insurance and Allied Lines|Article 5.39. Complaint of Rates or Orders

(a)  Any citizen or number of citizens of this State or any policyholder or policyholders, or any insurance company affected by this subchapter, or any board of trade, chamber of commerce, or other civic organization, or the civil authorities of any town, city, or village, shall have the right to file a petition with the Board, setting forth any cause of complaint that they may have as to any order made by this Board, or any rate fixed and determined by the Board, and they shall have the right to offer evidence in support of the allegations of such petition by witnesses, or by depositions, or by affidavits;  upon the filing of such petition, the party complained of, if other than the Board, shall be notified by the Board of the filing of such petition and a copy thereof furnished the party or parties, company or companies, of whom complaint is made, and the said petition shall be set down for a hearing at a time not exceeding thirty (30) days after the filing of such petition and the Board shall hear and determine said petition;  but it shall not be necessary for the petitioners or any one of them to be present to present the cause to the Board, but they shall consider the testimony of all witnesses, whether such witnesses testify in person or by depositions, or by affidavits, and if it be found that the complaint made in such petition is a just one, then the matter complained of shall be corrected or required to be corrected by said Board.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined, and hearings related to those rates are conducted, as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., p. 868, ch. 491.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.34, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.19, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.25, eff. June 11, 2003.|
art 5.41 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter C. Fire Insurance and Allied Lines|Article 5.41. Rebating or Discrimination

(a)  A company engaging or participating in the insuring or reinsuring of any property in this state against loss or damage by fire may not knowingly write insurance at any lesser rate than the rates herein provided for, and it shall be unlawful for any company so to do, unless it shall thereafter file an analysis of same with the Board.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., p. 868, ch. 491.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 8.21, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1330, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 21.27, eff. June 11, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 9, eff. April 1, 2007.|
art 5.77 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter H. Premium Rating Plans|Article 5.77. Premium Rating Plans; Powers of Board

The Board of Insurance Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to make or approve and promulgate premium rating plans designed to encourage the prevention of accidents, to recognize the peculiar hazards of individual risks and to give due consideration to interstate as well as intrastate experience of such risks for Workmen's Compensation, Motor Vehicle and other lines of Casualty Insurance to be applicable separately for each class of insurance, or in combination of two or more of such classes.  Such plans may be approved on an optional basis to apply prospectively, or retrospectively and may include premium discount plans, retrospective rating plans or other systems, plans or formulas, however named, if the rates thereby provided are not excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory.  The Board shall also have authority to make or approve and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary, not in conflict with provisions of this Act.|Acts 1953, 53rd Leg., p. 64, ch. 50, Sec. 1.|
art 5.78 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter H. Premium Rating Plans|Article 5.78. Consideration of All Relevant Factors

Before the Board of Insurance Commissioners approves class rates or rating plans, due consideration shall be given to all relevant factors to the end that no unfair discrimination shall exist in class rates or rating plans as they may affect risks of various size.|Acts 1953, 53rd Leg., p. 64, ch. 50, Sec. 1a.|
art 5.79 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter H. Premium Rating Plans|Article 5.79. Optional Selection and Application

If for any form of casualty insurance affected by this Act more than one rating plan is approved for optional selection and application, the selection of the plan shall rest with the applicant.|Acts 1953, 53rd Leg., p. 64, ch. 50, Sec. 1b.|
art 5.96A (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter L. Administrative Procedure for Changes in Manual Rules, Classification Plans, Statistical Plans, and Policy and Endorsement Forms and for Certain Rates and Rating Plans|Article 5.96A. Hearing on Policy Forms and Endorsements

(a)  This article applies to any policy or endorsement form for commercial automobile insurance or commercial multiperil insurance.(b) If a hearing is requested by at least 25 persons, by a governmental subdivision or agency, or by an association that has at least 25 members and if the persons, subdivision, agency, or association is affected by the policy or endorsement form, the board must hold a public hearing before a policy or endorsement form is prescribed, adopted, amended, approved, or repealed.(c) The provisions of Article 5.96 of this code that are not inconsistent with this article apply to the policy or endorsement.(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) through (c) of this article, on or after September 1, 1992, policy or endorsement forms for commercial motor vehicle insurance are adopted as provided by Article 5.06 of this code.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 2, 1987.  Subsec. (d) added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 2.42, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (d) amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
art 5.97A (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 5 - Rating and Policy Forms|Subchapter L. Administrative Procedure for Changes in Manual Rules, Classification Plans, Statistical Plans, and Policy and Endorsement Forms and for Certain Rates and Rating Plans|Article 5.97A. Hearing on Policy and Endorsement Forms

(a)  This article applies to any policy or endorsement form for general liability insurance.(b) If a hearing is requested by at least 25 persons, by a governmental subdivision or agency, or by an association that has at least 25 members and if the persons, subdivision, agency, or association is affected by the policy or endorsement form, the board must hold a public hearing before a policy or endorsement form is prescribed, adopted, amended, approved, or repealed.(c) The provisions of Article 5.97 of this code that are not inconsistent with this article apply to the policy or endorsement.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 2, 1987.
art 21.41 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 21.41. Other Laws for Certain Companies

No provision of this chapter shall apply to companies carrying on the business of life or casualty insurance on the assessment or annual premium plan, under the provisions of this code.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.|
art 21.42 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 21.42. Texas Laws Govern Policies

Any contract of insurance payable to any citizen or inhabitant of this State by any insurance company or corporation doing business within this State shall be held to be a contract made and entered into under and by virtue of the laws of this State relating to insurance, and governed thereby, notwithstanding such policy or contract of insurance may provide that the contract was executed and the premiums and policy (in case it becomes a demand) should be payable without this State, or at the home office of the company or corporation issuing the same.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 491.|
art 21.47 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 21 - General Provisions|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 21.47. False Statement in Written Instrument; Penalty

(a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes, files or uses any instrument in writing required to be made to or filed with the State Board of Insurance or the Insurance Commissioner, either by the Insurance Code or by rule or regulation of the State Board of Insurance, when the instrument in writing contains any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry with regard to any material fact.(b) For purposes of this article, "Texas Department of Insurance" includes but is not limited to the executive director of the Texas Department of Insurance, the State Board of Insurance, or any association, corporation, or person created by the Insurance Code.(c) An offense under this article is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2449, ch. 789, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1971.|Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Lab Code § 22.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 22 - Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation|Section 22.001. Definitions

Sec. 22.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property that results from a natural or man-made cause, including fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, or other public calamity requiring emergency action, or an energy emergency.(2)  "Emergency evacuation order" means an official statement issued by the governing body of this state or a political subdivision of this state to recommend the evacuation of all or part of the population of an area stricken or threatened with a disaster.  The term includes a declaration of local disaster under Section 418.108, Government Code.(3)  "Emergency services personnel" includes fire fighters, police officers and other peace officers, emergency medical technicians, and other individuals who are required, in the course and scope of their employment, to provide services for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations.(4)  "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation.(5)  "Employer" means a person who employs one or more employees.(6)  "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, or authority of this state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 22.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 22 - Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation|Section 22.002. Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 22.002.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.  An employer may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee who leaves the employee's place of employment to participate in a general public evacuation ordered under an emergency evacuation order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 22.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 22 - Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation|Section 22.003. Liability; Reinstatement

Sec. 22.003.  LIABILITY;  REINSTATEMENT.  (a)  An employer who violates Section 22.002 is liable for any loss of wages and employer-provided benefits incurred by the employee as a result of the violation.(b)  A person discharged in violation of Section 22.002 is entitled to reinstatement in the same or an equivalent position of employment with commensurate pay.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 22.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 22 - Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation|Section 22.004. Exemption; Emergency Services Personnel

Sec. 22.004.  EXEMPTION;  EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.  (a)  Section 22.002 does not apply to individuals employed as emergency services personnel if the employer provides adequate emergency shelter for those individuals.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a person who is necessary to provide for the safety and well-being of the general public, including a person necessary for the restoration of vital services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 23.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 23 - Voluntary Veteran's Employment Preference for Private Employers|Section 23.001. Definition

Sec. 23.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "veteran" means an individual who:(1)  has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and(2)  was honorably discharged from military service.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 3547), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 23.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 23 - Voluntary Veteran's Employment Preference for Private Employers|Section 23.002. Voluntary Preference Policy

Sec. 23.002.  VOLUNTARY PREFERENCE POLICY.  (a)  A private employer may adopt a policy under which the employer may give a preference in employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention to a veteran over another qualified applicant or employee.(b)  A policy adopted under this section must be in writing.(c)  A private employer may provide notice to the Texas Workforce Commission or the Texas Veterans Commission that the employer has adopted a policy under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 3547), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 387 (S.B. 588), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Lab Code § 23.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 23 - Voluntary Veteran's Employment Preference for Private Employers|Section 23.003. Application of Policy

Sec. 23.003.  APPLICATION OF POLICY.(a)  A private employer shall apply any policy adopted under this chapter reasonably and in good faith in employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in the employer's workforce.(b)  A private employer may require appropriate documentation from a veteran for the veteran to be eligible for the preference under a policy adopted under this chapter.(c)  Granting a preference in accordance with a policy adopted under this chapter does not violate Chapter 21.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 3547), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2017.|