SB 1644 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies.

SB 1644 requires insurers in Texas to provide consumers with specific notices when credit scores affect their home or auto insurance underwriting or pricing. It mandates that insurers give written notice within 30 days explaining adverse credit-based decisions, including how to access their credit report and dispute inaccuracies. The bill also requires insurers to use credit reports no older than 90 days for new policies and update them at least every 36 months, with consumers able to request a re-rating based on a current report. This law directly affects Texas residents applying for or renewing personal property/casualty insurance policies.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 2 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding credit score usage in insurance underwriting remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and minor text corrections applied to prepare it for official enactment.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and spacing were corrected throughout the document to align with official legislative standards.

Minor text corrections were made, such as changing 'consumer 's' to 'consumer's' and removing extraneous line numbers and draft markers.

Floor votes · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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