Legislative Advocacy
Days left in the 89th Legislative Session
Upcoming Hearings and Committee Meetings
Week of
FEBRUARY 3
Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Feb. 4 at 11 am
Location: E1.012 Hearing Room
Senate Finance Committee
Feb. 7 at 9 am
Location: E1.036 (Finance Room)
Key Legislative Dates
January
14
March
14
May
12
May
15 & 16
The 89th Legislative Session begins
Bill filing deadline
Last day House committees can report HBs
Last days for the House to consider bills on daily and local and consent calendars, respectively
May
27
June
2
June
3 - 23
Last day House to consider 2nd reading Senate bills
Sine Die (end of session)
The veto period runs until 20 days after the session
Legislative Agenda
ICT’s legislative agenda aims to advocate for legislation and policies to maintain a competitive Texas market.
ICT’s priorities for the 89th legislative session
- Maintaining market stability and preventing disruptions to rate and form laws
- Reducing litigation abuse
- Reviewing Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) funding structure to reduce reliance on debt and explore alternative funding sources, such as state investment, while opposing added costs or shifting expenses to member insurers already committed to substantial assessments and their own loss payments
- Opposing mandated appraisal processes, especially those prone to abuse
- Opposing the mandated use of OEM parts and processes in auto repair
- Supporting efforts to prevent abuses in roofing repair and protect policyholders from fraud
- Opposing unnecessary and duplicative regulation of AI
- Supporting controls on fees for vehicle storage during repair
- Supporting mitigation and resilience strategies
- Supporting a review of the current MVCPA fee structure
Legislative Updates
For updates on how ICT is serving members during the legislative session, log into the ICT Member InfoHub.
ICT's Political Action Committee - Insuring Texas PAC
The Insuring Texas PAC (PAC) is the political action committee of the Insurance Council of Texas. Our mission is to advance the interests of Texas property and casualty insurers while maintaining a strong Texas insurance marketplace. Here, you can learn more about our efforts and how you can support them.