TITLE: Relating to proof of United States citizenship for the issuance or renewal of a personal automobile insurance policy.

SUMMARY: Relating to proof of United States citizenship for the issuance or renewal of a personal automobile insurance policy.

FULL TEXT:
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.