1st Sub. S.B. 129
         INSURANCE AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 19, 2014 7:49 AM



Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 49 through 50 :    

             49          (i) any right or option of the party to have the notice or document provided or made
             50      available in paper or another
{   non-electronic   }        nonelectronic       form;


2.    Page 3, Lines 75 through 82 :    

             75          (d) after consent of the party is given and
{   if   } a change in the electronic delivery or

             76      retrieval methods creates a substantial risk that the party will not be able to access or retain a
             77      subsequent notice or document to which the consent applies, the insurer
{   shall   } :

             78          (i)
{   provide   }        provides       the party with a statement of:

             79          (A) the revised electronic delivery or retrieval methods; and
             80          (B) the right of the party to withdraw consent without the imposition of any condition
             81      or consequence that was not disclosed under Subsection (4)(b)(ii); and
             82          (ii)
{   comply   }        complies       with Subsection (4)(b);


3.    Page 4, Lines 105 through 116 :    

             105          (9) The legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of a contract or policy of
             106      insurance executed by a party may not be denied solely because of the failure to obtain
             107      electronic consent or confirmation of consent of the party in accordance with Subsection
             108     
{   (5)   }        (4)       (c)(ii).

             109          (10) This section does not apply to a notice or document delivered by an insurer in an
             110      electronic form before
{   May 13, 2014   }        July 1, 2014       , to a party who, before      {   May 13, 2014   }        July 1, 2014       , has consented to

             111      receive
  a       notice or document in an electronic form otherwise allowed by law.

             112          (11) If the consent of a party to receive certain notices or documents in an electronic
             113      form is on file with an insurer before
{   May 13, 2014   }        July 1, 2014       , and pursuant to this section, an insurer

             114      intends to deliver an additional notice or document to the party in an electronic form, then
             115      before delivering the additional notices or documents electronically, the insurer shall notify the
             116      party of:

4.    Page 5, Lines 125 through 129 :    


             125          (b) If a
{   provisions   }        provision       of this title or applicable law requires a signature, notice, or

             126      document to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is
             127      satisfied if the electronic signature of the party authorized to perform those acts
  ,       together with

             128      all other information required to be included by the provision, is attached to or logically
             129      associated with the signature, notice, or document.


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