82R4629 TJS-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 617
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to discovery procedures for a claim against a governmental
entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.110 to read as
follows:
Sec. 101.110. DISCOVERY RELATING TO PLEA TO JURISDICTION.
The supreme court shall adopt rules under which a claimant under
this chapter may, if the defendant asserts a plea to the
jurisdiction, obtain reasonable discovery to investigate whether
circumstances exist that would confer jurisdiction on the court.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.