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Committee advances bill extending homeowner nonrenewal notice from 30 to 60 days

2358668 · February 20, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 35 was approved by the committee; the bill extends the required written notice for nonrenewal of property policies from 30 days to 60 days and sets an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026 to allow insurers time to update systems.

Senate Bill 35 (LC461059SCS) was presented to the committee as a consumer-protection measure aimed at giving homeowners and policyholders more time to respond to nonrenewal notices in a ‘‘hard’’ property-insurance market. Presenter Mark Jabber said the bill ‘‘changes that notice requirement from 30 days to 60 days’’ and that many carriers and agents told him the…

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