{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 885.101","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) A fraternal benefit society shall specify in the fraternal benefit society's laws or rules:\n(1) subject to Subsection (b), the eligibility standards for each membership class;\n(2) the process for admission for each membership class; and\n(3) subject to Subsection (c), the rights and privileges of each membership class.\n(b) If a fraternal benefit society provides benefits on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership may not be less than 15 years or more than 21 years.\n(c) Only a benefit member may vote on the management of the insurance affairs of a fraternal benefit society.\n(d) Membership rights in a fraternal benefit society are personal to the member, and a member may not assign those rights.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","SUBCHAPTER C. MEMBERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm#885.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"0d6cf83d7042eda6c985d13c2af8b7b12f43de00b1c6e6818665786b41bc3c25","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}