INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Provides venue options for insurance fraud and for the allocation of the insurance fraud assessment fund. (See Act)
This bill modifies how courts determine the proper location for trying insurance fraud cases in Texas. It directs that venue rules for these prosecutions must follow specific state procedures found in Articles 611 and 614 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The legislation also addresses how funds collected from an insurance fraud assessment are allocated, though it does not change the underlying rules for collecting those funds. These changes apply to prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges who handle insurance fraud matters, ensuring they use established legal guidelines for selecting trial locations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House May 20, 2024
How they voted
27–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 29 yeas and 9 nays.
upper
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 24. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 1, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 10 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Bass
RRepublican
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