| 1 | | - | By: Murr (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 1159 |
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| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2021; |
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| 3 | | - | May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | | - | Jurisprudence; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | | - | vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | 87R3971 ANG-F |
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| 2 | + | By: Murr H.B. No. 1159 |
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| 9 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 7 | | relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court |
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| 12 | 8 | | in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental |
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| 13 | 9 | | property. |
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| 14 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 15 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, is amended to |
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| 16 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 17 | 13 | | (e) A justice court may not award a judgment under this |
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| 18 | 14 | | section, including an order of repair, that exceeds $20,000 |
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| 19 | 15 | | [$10,000], excluding interest and costs of court. |
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| 20 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, as amended by |
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| 21 | 17 | | this Act, applies only to a cause of action filed on or after the |
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| 22 | 18 | | effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed before that date |
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| 23 | 19 | | is governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and |
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| 24 | 20 | | that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 25 | 21 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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