H.B. No. 1799




AN ACT

relating to group life insurance.                                             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1131.108(a), Insurance Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  A group life insurance policy must provide that the 
insurer will issue to the policyholder for delivery to each insured 
an individual certificate stating:
		(1)  the insurance protection to which the insured is 
entitled;             
		(2)  to whom the insurance benefits are payable; and                          
		(3)  the rights and conditions specified by Sections 
1131.110-1131.112.     
	By agreement between the insurer and the policyholder, the 
certificate of insurance may be delivered electronically.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1799 was passed by the House on May 6, 
2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 1799 was passed by the Senate on May 
28, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor