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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 823.402: PROHIBITION ON VOTING CERTAIN SECURITIES.

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  1. INSURANCE CODE
  2. TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES
  3. SUBTITLE B. ORGANIZATION OF REGULATED ENTITIES
  4. CHAPTER 823. INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS
  5. SUBCHAPTER I. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CONTROLLED INSURERS

(a) A security that is the subject of an agreement or arrangement regarding an acquisition or that is acquired or to be acquired in violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter may not be voted at a shareholders' meeting or counted for quorum purposes. An action of shareholders requiring the affirmative vote of a percentage of shares may be taken as though the security was not outstanding.

(b) An action taken at a shareholders' meeting is not invalidated by the voting of a security to which Subsection (a) applies unless:

(1) the action would materially affect control of the insurer; or

(2) a court of this state invalidates the action.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:21Z. Source file · JSON

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