SENATE BILL 284

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Heather Berghmans and Katy M. Duhigg and Angel M. Charley

and Crystal Brantley and Nicole Tobiassen

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO INSURANCE; DECLARING THAT FOSTER CHILDREN ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF FOSTER HOMES FOR PURPOSES OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the New Mexico Insurance Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] FOSTER CHILDREN ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF FOSTER HOMES FOR PURPOSES OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.--A minor child placed in substitute care or foster care by the children, youth and families department or by a licensed child placement agency is not disqualified from coverage under any premises liability insurance policy as a result of the child's placement status."

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