88R9270 SHH-D     By: Spiller H.B. No. 3407       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring commercial automobile insurance for   responsible master plumbers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1301.3576, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1301.3576.  CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE   MASTER PLUMBER. Before a master plumber works as a responsible   master plumber, the master plumber must provide the board with:                (1)  a certificate of insurance that meets the   requirements of Section 1301.552; and                (2)  a certificate of insurance that:                      (A)  is written by an insurer authorized to engage   in the business of insurance in this state; and                      (B)  provides for commercial automobile insurance   for the responsible master plumber that provides liability coverage   for a claim for property damage or bodily injury or death in an   amount of not less than $500,000 per incident.          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas State   Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to   implement the changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Section 1301.3576, Occupations   Code, as amended by this Act, a responsible master plumber must   comply with that section, as amended, not later than January 1,   2024.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.