82R7232 TJS-F By: Deuell S.B. No. 1207 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of a responsible third party. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 33.004(e), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a cause of action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.