Tex. Insurance Code § 36.007
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 36.007, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 36.007. RULES RELATING TO AGREEMENTS LIMITING STATE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE INSURANCE PROHIBITED; EFFECT OF AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner may not adopt or enforce a rule that implements an interstate, national, or international agreement that:
(1) infringes on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state; and
(2) was not approved by the legislature.
(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a) has no effect on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state unless the agreement is approved by the legislature.
(1) infringes on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state; and
(2) was not approved by the legislature.
(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a) has no effect on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state unless the agreement is approved by the legislature.
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