85R6550 SMT-F     By: Perez H.B. No. 2372       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the premium surcharge certain automobile insurers are   required to assess against an insured convicted of certain   offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1953.052(a), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  An insurer described by Section 1952.001 shall assess a   premium surcharge in an amount as stated in the insurer's rating   plan [prescribed by the department] against an insured for no more   than three years immediately following the date the insured is   convicted of:                (1)  an offense relating to the operating of a motor   vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Section 49.04 or 49.07,   Penal Code; or                (2)  an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.