SRC-MSY S.B. 927 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 927
78R6725 DLF-DBy: Deuell
State Affairs
3/25/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current Texas law, a health benefit plan may not condition coverage
for a child younger than 25 on whether the child is enrolled at an
educational institution.  As proposed, S.B. 927 deletes that prohibition
from the Insurance Code. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 3(a), Article 21.24-2, Insurance Code, by
deleting language that prohibits a health benefit plan from conditioning
coverage for a child younger than 25 years of age on the child's being
enrolled at an educational institution. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.
Makes application of this Act prospective to January 1, 2004.