81R11229 PMO-F
 
  By: Eiland H.B. No. 1859
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the maturity dates of certain annuities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1107.006, Insurance Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 1107.006.  MATURITY DATE. [(a)]  In determining the
  value of benefits under Sections 1107.102, 1107.103, and 1107.104,
  [and subject to Subsection (b), if an annuity contract permits an
  election to have annuity payments begin on optional maturity
  dates,] the maturity date is [considered to be] the latest date on
  which an election is permitted by the contract, but [.
         [(b)  A maturity date determined under this section may] not
  [be] later than the later of:
               (1)  the next anniversary of the annuity contract that
  follows the annuitant's 70th birthday; or
               (2)  the 10th anniversary of the contract.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to an annuity that is
  delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1,
  2010. An annuity that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed
  before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law as it existed
  immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.