S.B. No. 192

	AN ACT
	relating to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company and the application
	of certain statutes to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 2054.003, Insurance
	Code, as effective April 1, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The company is not a state agency or executive agency or
	a governmental entity for any purpose.
	SECTION 2.  Section 2054.007, Insurance Code, as effective
	April 1, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.007.  [APPLICABILITY OF] OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND
	OPEN RECORDS LAW NOT APPLICABLE.  Notwithstanding any other state
	law, Chapters [(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b),
	Chapter] 551 and 552, Government Code, do not apply [applies] to the
	company.
	[(b)The board may hold closed meetings to consider:
	[(1)  information relating to claims, rates, or the
	company's underwriting guidelines; or
	[(2)  other information that would give advantage to a
	competitor or bidder.]
	SECTION 3.  The heading to Section 2054.008, Insurance Code,
	as effective April 1, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.008.  INVESTIGATION FILES [APPLICABILITY OF
	PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW].
	SECTION 4.  Subsection (d), Section 2054.008, Insurance
	Code, as effective April 1, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a company
	investigation file:
	(1)  is confidential [and not subject to required
	disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code]; and
	(2)  may be disclosed only:
	(A)  in a criminal proceeding;
	(B)  in a hearing conducted by the commission;
	(C)  on a judicial determination of good cause; or
	(D)  to a governmental agency, political
	subdivision, or regulatory body if the disclosure is necessary or
	proper for the enforcement of a law of this state, another state, or
	the United States.
	SECTION 5.  Subsection (b), Section 2054.256, Insurance
	Code, as effective April 1, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The [Except as otherwise required or permitted by
	Chapter 552, Government Code, the] company may not provide to an
	insurance agent information obtained from another insurance agent.
	SECTION 6.  Subsections (b) and (c), Section 2054.008,
	Insurance Code, as effective April 1, 2007, are repealed.
	SECTION 7.  The change in law made by the amendment of
	Section 2054.008, Insurance Code, by this Act applies to
	information maintained in investigation files of the Texas Mutual
	Insurance Company without regard to the date the information is
	collected, compiled, or developed or otherwise becomes part of the
	investigation file.
	SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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	President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 192 passed the Senate on March
	14, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 192 passed the House on April
	19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, two present not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
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	Date
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	Governor