Sec. 36.002. ADDITIONAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules that are:

(1) necessary to effect the purposes of a provision of:

(A) Subchapter B, Chapter 5;

(B) Subchapter C, Chapter 1806;

(C) Subchapter A, Chapter 2301;

(D) Chapter 251, as that chapter relates to casualty insurance and fidelity, guaranty, and surety bond insurance;

(E) Chapter 253;

(F) Chapter 2008, 2251, or 2252; or

(G) Subtitle B, Title 10; or

(2) appropriate to accomplish the purposes of a provision of:

(A) Section 37.051(a), 403.002, 501.159, 941.003(b)(1) or (c), or 942.003(b)(1) or (c);

(B) Subchapter H, Chapter 544;

(C) Chapter 251, as that chapter relates to:

(i) automobile insurance;

(ii) casualty insurance and fidelity, guaranty, and surety bond insurance;

(iii) fire insurance and allied lines;

(iv) workers' compensation insurance; or

(v) aircraft insurance;

(D) Chapter 5, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 426, 493, 494, 1804, 1805, 1806, 2171, 6001, 6002, or 6003;

(E) Subtitle B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Title 10;

(F) Section 417.008, Government Code; or

(G) Chapter 2154, Occupations Code.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 11, eff. April 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2B.002, eff. April 1, 2009.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.0591(d), eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.0591(d), eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 1070), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2017.