87R9627 NC-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2719
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to indemnification clauses in commercial leases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 93, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 93.0125 to read as follows:
Sec. 93.0125. INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE PROHIBITED. (a) A
commercial lease may not contain an indemnification clause that
requires the tenant to indemnify or hold harmless the landlord from
claims or liabilities resulting from the negligent acts or
omissions of the tenant.
(b) An indemnification clause in a commercial lease is void.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a commercial lease entered into or renewed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A commercial lease entered into or
renewed before that date is governed by the law in effect
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.