Tex. Ins. Code § 885.152 · Subchapter D. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
ELIGIBILITY TO PROVIDE BENEFITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
After June 1, 1965, a corporation, society, order, or voluntary association may qualify as a fraternal benefit society as defined by Section 885.051 for the purpose of providing for the payment of benefits as provided by Section 885.301 only if it:
(1) has at least 500 members and at least 10 lodges; and
(2) has been in continuous operation for at least the five years preceding the filing of its articles of incorporation or association as provided by Section 885.153.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm
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