H.B. No. 2757
AN ACT
relating to the rule of decision in a court of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.001. RULE OF DECISION. (a) The rule of decision in
this state consists of those portions of the common law of England
that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of this
state, the constitution of this state, and the laws of this state.
(b) In any action governed by the laws of this state
concerning rights and obligations under the law, the American Law
Institute's Restatements of the Law are not controlling.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2757 was passed by the House on April
24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2757 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2757 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor