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| 1 | 1 | 2019S0224-1 02/15/19 | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Taylor S.B. No. 2303 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of a Restatement of the Law published by the | |
| 8 | 8 | American Law Institute. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 1.004. USE OF RESTATEMENT PROHIBITED. Except as | |
| 13 | 13 | specifically provided by this code, a Restatement of the Law | |
| 14 | 14 | published by the American Law Institute shall not be considered in | |
| 15 | 15 | any action governed by the laws of this state. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 17 | 17 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 18 | 18 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 19 | 19 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |