| 1 | 1 | | 85R1362 SCL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Menéndez, Zaffirini S.B. No. 182 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the availability of certain pre-suit discovery in |
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| 8 | 8 | | connection with a claim involving injury to or death of a minor. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SUBCHAPTER E. SUBPOENAS |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 18.101. PRE-SUIT SUBPOENAS FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS |
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| 14 | 14 | | INVOLVING MINORS. (a) The supreme court shall adopt rules of civil |
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| 15 | 15 | | procedure providing for the issuance of a pre-suit subpoena to: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) investigate a potential claim involving an injury |
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| 17 | 17 | | to or death of a minor; or |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) perpetuate or obtain evidence or testimony from |
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| 19 | 19 | | any person for use in an anticipated action involving an injury to |
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| 20 | 20 | | or death of a minor. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) The rules must: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) allow a party to request a subpoena to compel an |
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| 23 | 23 | | oral or written deposition, the production of electronic or |
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| 24 | 24 | | magnetic data, or the production of documents or tangible things; |
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| 25 | 25 | | and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) require that a responding party provide any |
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| 27 | 27 | | electronic or magnetic data or documentary or tangible evidence to |
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| 28 | 28 | | the court under seal for the court to determine, after notice, |
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| 29 | 29 | | hearing, and an in camera inspection, if the evidence should be |
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| 30 | 30 | | released to the requesting party. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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