H.B. No. 669
AN ACT
relating to liability arising out of the filing of a mechanic's,
contractor's, or materialman's lien.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.002, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A person claiming a lien under Chapter 53, Property
Code, is not liable under this section for the making,
presentation, or use of a document or other record in connection
with the assertion of the claim unless the person acts with intent
to defraud.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that
date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 669 was passed by the House on April
24, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 669 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor