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.