85R6029 AJA-F
By: King of Parker H.B. No. 1315
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the liability of employees of certain real property
owners for certain claims arising from construction activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 95.001(3), Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(3) "Property owner" means a person or entity that
owns real property primarily used for commercial or business
purposes. The term includes an employee of a person or entity
described by this subdivision.
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 accrued before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of action
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, 2017.