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| 1 | 1 | 85R12108 AJA-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dutton H.B. No. 2260 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to discovery procedures for a claim against a governmental | |
| 8 | 8 | entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and | |
| 11 | 11 | Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.110 to read as | |
| 12 | 12 | follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 101.110. DISCOVERY RELATING TO PLEA TO JURISDICTION. | |
| 14 | 14 | The supreme court shall adopt rules under which a claimant under | |
| 15 | 15 | this chapter may, if the defendant asserts a plea to the | |
| 16 | 16 | jurisdiction, obtain reasonable discovery to investigate whether | |
| 17 | 17 | circumstances exist that would confer jurisdiction on the court. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |