(1) A dividing insurer shall not file a plan of division with the commissioner until the plan of division has been approved in accordance with all provisions of the dividing insurer's articles of incorporation and bylaws. If the dividing insurer's articles of incorporation and bylaws do not provide for approval of a plan of division, the dividing insurer shall not file the plan of division with the commissioner unless the plan of division has been approved in accordance with all provisions of the dividing insurer's articles of incorporation and bylaws that provide for approval of a merger.(2) If a provision of a dividing insurer's articles of incorporation or bylaws adopted before September 7, 2021, requires that a specific number or percentage of the board of directors or shareholders propose or adopt a plan of merger or impose other procedures for the proposal or adoption of a plan of merger, the dividing insurer shall adhere to the provision in proposing or adopting a plan of division. If any such provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws is amended on or after September 7, 2021, the provision applies to a division after September 7, 2021, only in accordance with its

on. If any such provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws is amended on or after September 7, 2021, the provision applies to a division after September 7, 2021, only in accordance with its express terms.Added by 2021 Ch. 144,§ 1, eff. 9/7/2021.2021 Ch. 144, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).