Tex. Ins. Code § 2253.001 · Chapter 2253. RATING TERRITORIES
RATING TERRITORIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an insurer, in writing residential property or personal automobile insurance, may use rating territories that subdivide a county only if:
(1) the county is subdivided; and
(2) the rate for any subdivision in the county is not greater than 15 percent higher than the rate used in any other subdivision in the county by that insurer.
(b) The commissioner by rule may allow a greater rate difference than the rate difference specified by Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.073(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.073(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2253.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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