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| 1 | 1 | 86R13004 SCL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 4361 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the standing of municipalities in certain civil | |
| 8 | 8 | actions. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 30.022 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 30.022. STANDING OF MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN ACTIONS. | |
| 13 | 13 | A municipality has standing to bring or intervene in a civil action | |
| 14 | 14 | if the intervention is necessary to protect or defend the rights of | |
| 15 | 15 | a resident of the municipality. This section applies regardless of | |
| 16 | 16 | whether the party opposing the municipal resident is located | |
| 17 | 17 | outside of the municipality. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. Section 30.022, Civil Practice and Remedies | |
| 19 | 19 | Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or | |
| 20 | 20 | after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |