By: Murr (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 1159
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2021;
May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
Jurisprudence; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court
in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental
property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) A justice court may not award a judgment under this
section, including an order of repair, that exceeds $20,000
[$10,000], excluding interest and costs of court.
SECTION 2. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a cause of action filed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed before that date
is governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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