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