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Amend CSSB 14, in ARTICLE 7 of the bill, by inserting a new
SECTION 7.02 in the bill (page 60, after line 27, house committee
printing), to read as follows:
SECTION 7.02. Section 3, Article 21.21-6, Insurance Code, as
added by Chapter 415, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION DEFINED. "Unfair
discrimination" means:
(a) Refusing to insure; refusing to continue to insure;
limiting the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available; or
charging an individual a different rate for the same coverage
because of race, color, religion, or national origin;
(b) Refusing to insure; refusing to continue to insure;
limiting the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available; or
charging an individual a different rate for the same coverage
because of:
(1) the age, gender, marital status, or geographic
location of the individual;
(2) the individual's occupation or income;
(3) the fact that another insurer has canceled,
non-renewed, or refused to insure the individual for any reason
other than non-payment of premium; or
(4) the fact that the individual was previously insured
by a non-standard company; however, nothing in this paragraph shall
prohibit an insurer form taking marital status into account for the
purpose of defining persons eligible for dependent benefits;
(c) Refusing to insure; refusing to continue to insure;
limiting the amount, extent, or kind of coverage; or charging an
individual a different rate for the same coverage because of
disability or partial disability.