85R6207 SMT-D
 
  By: Shine H.B. No. 3496
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to voting procedures for policyholders of farm mutual
  insurance companies.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 911.065, Insurance Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  A policyholder may vote electronically or by mail
  without making a personal appearance at a policyholders' meeting.
         SECTION 2.  A farm mutual insurance company is not required
  to comply with Section 911.065(c), Insurance Code, as added by this
  Act, before January 1, 2019.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.