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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in personal |
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automobile insurance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 544.003, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Subsection (b) does not apply to a refusal, |
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limitation, or charge for a personal automobile insurance policy |
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that is based on an individual's gender or marital status. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed |
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on or after January 1, 2020. An insurance policy delivered, issued |
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for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2020, is governed by the |
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law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |