Texas § 401.156 DEPOSIT AND USE OF ASSESSMENT AND FEE.

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§ 401.156 — DEPOSIT AND USE OF ASSESSMENT AND FEE.

Texas § 401.156

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 401.156 (2026).

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Sec. 401.156. DEPOSIT AND USE OF ASSESSMENT AND FEE.

(a)The department shall deposit any assessments or fees collected under this subchapter relating to the examination of insurers and other regulated entities by the financial examinations division or actuarial division, as those terms are defined by Section 401.251 , to the credit of an account with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company to be used exclusively to pay examination costs, as defined by Section 401.251 , to reimburse administrative support costs for the Texas Department of Insurance operating account, and to reimburse premium tax credits for examination costs and examination overhead assessments.

(b)Money deposited under Subsection (a) accumulates and may be disbursed to the department in a manner consistent with that

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Sec. 401.156. DEPOSIT AND USE OF ASSESSMENT AND FEE. (a) The department shall deposit any assessments or fees collected under this subchapter relating to the examination of insurers and other regulated entities by the financial examinations division or actuarial division, as those terms are defined by Section 401.251 , to the credit of an account with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company to be used exclusively to pay examination costs, as defined by Section 401.251 , to reimburse administrative support costs for the Texas Department of Insurance operating account, and to reimburse premium tax credits for examination costs and examination overhead assessments.
(b) Money deposited under Subsection (a) accumulates and may be disbursed to the department in a manner consistent with that subsection and Subchapter F.
(c) Revenue that is not related to the examination of insurers or other regulated entities by the financial examinations division or actuarial division shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
(d) To the extent that another provision of law conflicts with this section or a provision of this section, this section or the provision of this section controls.
(e) The department may transfer funds between the account described by Subsection (a) and the Texas Department of Insurance operating account as necessary to ensure that funds are deposited to the correct account and used for the correct purposes. This subsection does not authorize a disbursement or transfer of funds in a manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of Subchapter F and this section.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296 ), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2015.
SUBCHAPTER E. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017 ), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (S.B. 1291 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (S.B. 1665 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 (H.B. 2163 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.