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  89R1818 CJD-D     By: Cole H.B. No. 1101       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain   employer health benefit plans.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 846.258(b), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee   under this section ends on the 61st [ 32nd ] day after the date of the   child's birth unless:                (1)  children are eligible for coverage under the   multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and                (2)  not later than the 60th [ 31st ] day after the date   of birth, the arrangement receives:                      (A)  notice of the birth; and                      (B)  any required additional premium.          SECTION 2.  Section 1501.157(b), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  Coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee under   this section ends on the 61st [ 32nd ] day after the date of the   child's birth unless, not later than the 60th [ 31st ] day after the   date of birth, the small employer health benefit plan issuer   receives:                (1)  notice of the birth; and                (2)  any required additional premium.          SECTION 3.  Section 1501.607(b), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  Coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee under   this section ends on the 61st [ 32nd ] day after the date of the   child's birth unless:                (1)  children are eligible for coverage under the large   employer health benefit plan; and                (2)  not later than the 60th [ 31st ] day after the date   of birth, the large employer health benefit plan issuer receives:                      (A)  notice of the birth; and                      (B)  any required additional premium.          SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or   renewed on or after January 1, 2026. A health benefit plan that is   delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2026,   is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the   effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.