S.B. No. 918
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the size, terms, and election of boards of directors of
  certain insurance companies.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 822.152(b), Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The board consists of not fewer than five [seven]
  directors. A director:
               (1)  is not required to be a shareholder unless such a
  qualification is required by the articles of incorporation or
  bylaws of the company; and
               (2)  serves until the director's successor is elected
  and accepts the position.
         SECTION 2.  Section 822.153(b), Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The shareholders of an insurance company shall meet
  annually [before May 1 of each year] as provided by the company's
  bylaws to elect successor directors.
         SECTION 3.  Section 841.153(b), Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  After the directors are first elected under this
  section, the annual meeting must be held [before May 1 of] each year
  as established by the company's bylaws. The directors serve
  one-year terms beginning immediately after the election, except as
  provided by Section 841.154.
         SECTION 4.  The heading to Section 841.154, Insurance Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 841.154.  STAGGERED TERMS FOR [LARGE BOARD OF]
  DIRECTORS.
         SECTION 5.  Section 841.154(a), Insurance Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 6.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  the election of members of the board of directors of an insurance
  company who are elected on or after the effective date of this Act.
  The election of members of the board of directors of an insurance
  company who were elected before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect when that election was held, and that
  law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 918 passed the Senate on
  April 9, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 918 passed the House on
  May 23, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor