85R2017 EES-D     By: Huffines S.B. No. 847       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service   contract companies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 951.003(b), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A law pertaining to [legal service contracts under   Chapter 953 or] insurance does not apply to a program under this   chapter.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 953, Occupations Code, is repealed.          SECTION 3.  (a)  On the effective date of this Act:                (1)  a disciplinary proceeding pending before the Texas   Department of Licensing and Regulation relating to an alleged   violation of former Chapter 953, Occupations Code, is dismissed;   and                (2)  a registration issued under former Chapter 953,   Occupations Code, expires.          (b)  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this   Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall repeal   all rules regarding the regulation of for-profit legal service   contract companies adopted under former Chapter 953, Occupations   Code.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.