insurance victories Texas legislative session ends with
8 | Germania Today D espite the limitations of the coronavirus pandemic, the 87th Texas legislative session ended with nearly 10,000 bills filed and about one-third passed into law. While most topics involved workers’ compensation and the coronavirus, several bills related to insurance were also active during the 140-day session. Germania was successful in working with several trade associations and other companies to help pass several bills that will have a positive impact across the state, including the following:
HB 19 : This bill will help address abuses in commercial motor vehicle litigation that harm the availability of commercial motor vehicle coverage, which could in turn increase the cost of that coverage. HB 113 : HB 113 amends the Business and Commerce Code to define and add insurance requirements for a peer-to-peer car sharing program. Peer-to-peer car sharing programs allow existing car owners to make their vehicles available for others to rent for short periods of time. HB 113 will require such a program to
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