1. (a) A person who is the commissioner or an employee, agent, or designee of the department is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, because of:

   1. (1) an investigation of a violation of this code or an alleged fraudulent insurance act; or
   2. (2) the publication or dissemination of an official report related to the investigation.
2. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.