The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 77, §§77.40-77.42 and 77.70, and the repeal of §77.93, regarding the Service Contract Providers and Administrators program. The adopted rules implement House Bill (HB) 1560, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021), which repealed the former Residential Service Company Act (Occupations Code, Chapter 1303), and amended Chapter 1304 to include residential service contracts as a type of service contract under the department’s regulatory authority. The adopted rules additionally clarify the department’s interpretation of the financial security requirements of Chapter 1304 and correct an obsolete statutory reference in the rules.
The adoption justification was published in the June 7, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 4035) and is available online. The updated rule chapter will be available on the Secretary of State website upon its effective date of June 15, 2024.