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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited insurance discrimination against insureds |
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who are widowed. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 544.002, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Section 544.003, an insurer may not |
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refuse to continue to insure or provide coverage to an individual, |
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limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an |
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individual, or charge an individual a rate that is different from |
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the rate charged to other individuals for the same coverage on the |
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basis that the individual is widowed. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not apply |
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to an insurance policy that is delivered, issued for delivery, or |
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renewed before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |