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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to coverage under an automobile insurance policy for |
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certain family members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1952.056, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1952.056. REQUIRED PROVISION: COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN |
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SPOUSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. A personal automobile insurance policy |
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or any similar policy form adopted or approved by the commissioner |
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under Article 5.06 or filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 2301, that |
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covers liability arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of a |
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motor vehicle shall: |
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(a) provide continuing coverage for a spouse during a period |
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of separation in contemplation of divorce; and |
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(b) not exclude from coverage any other family member of the |
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insured, including any person who is related by blood, adoption or |
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marriage and who resides in the named insured's household. [of a
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spouse who is otherwise insured by the policy must contain a
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provision to continue coverage for the spouse during a period of
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separation in contemplation of divorce.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an action commenced on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. An action that is |
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commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law applicable to the action immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law in continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |