Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2260 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/22/2017

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                    85R12108 AJA-D
 By: Dutton H.B. No. 2260


 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, 2017.