Texas Insurance Code

§ 255.002 — MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT

IN § 255.002Title 3. DEPARTMENT FUNDS, FEES, SURCHARGES, AND TAXES · Part C. INSURANCE MAINTENANCE TAXES AND SURCHARGES · Ch. 255. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE

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(a)The sum of the rates of assessment for the surcharge imposed by this chapter and the surcharges imposed by Chapters 403 and 405, Labor Code, set by the commissioner, may not exceed 2.7 percent of the gross premiums subject to surcharges.

(b)The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the surcharge so that the surcharge imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the surcharge, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating workers' compensation insurance. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 358 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2026.