86R10483 PMO-D
By: Zedler H.B. No. 2468
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to proof of United States citizenship for the issuance or
renewal of a personal automobile insurance policy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1951, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Section 1951.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 1951.005. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED. An agent or
insurer, including a county mutual insurance company, may not
deliver, issue for delivery, or renew in this state a personal
automobile insurance policy unless the proposed insured provides to
the agent or insurer one of the following documents as proof of
United States citizenship:
(1) an unexpired passport issued to the person;
(2) a certified copy of a birth certificate or other
document confirming the person's birth that is admissible in a
court of law and establishes the person's identity; or
(3) United States citizenship papers issued to the
person.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a personal automobile insurance policy that is delivered, issued
for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.