HBA-DMH H.B. 2932 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2932 By: Lewis, Glenn Insurance 4/8/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, an insurance company may charge a surcharge on premiums for vehicle insurance if the insured has been convicted of driving while intoxicated, intoxication assault, or intoxication manslaughter. House Bill 2932 requires the commissioner of insurance by rule to reduce by 50 percent the premium surcharge for an insured convicted of such an offense whose insured motor vehicle is equipped with a motor vehicle ignition interlock device. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the commissioner of insurance in SECTION 1 (Section 3, Article 5.03-1, Insurance Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS House Bill 2932 amends the Insurance Code to require the commissioner of insurance by rule to reduce by 50 percent the premium surcharge for an insured whose insured motor vehicle is equipped with a motor vehicle ignition interlock device as required by a court order following the insured's conviction of driving while intoxicated, intoxication assault, or intoxication manslaughter. The insured is entitled to the discount only for the period that the vehicle is equipped with the device. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.