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  89R3819 RDR-D     By: Middleton S.B. No. 416       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 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   insurer one of the following documents as proof of United States   citizenship:                 (1)  an unexpired passport issued to the insured;                 (2)     a certified copy of a birth certificate or other   document confirming the insured's birth that is admissible in a   court of law and establishes the insured's identity; or                 (3)     United States citizenship papers issued to the   insured.          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, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.