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| 1 | 1 | 87R8584 BRG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dean H.B. No. 2782 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to businesses' civil liability for COVID-19 exposure. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Chapter 100C to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | CHAPTER 100C. COVID-19 EXPOSURE LIABILITY FOR BUSINESSES | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 100C.001. LIABILITY LIMITED. A business entity or | |
| 13 | 13 | person who owns a business entity may not be held liable for injury | |
| 14 | 14 | or death caused by exposure to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease | |
| 15 | 15 | that occurred due to the entity's activities or operations, unless | |
| 16 | 16 | a claimant proves that the exposure was caused by gross negligence | |
| 17 | 17 | or wilful misconduct. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. Chapter 100C, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, | |
| 19 | 19 | as added by this Act, applies to a cause of action that accrued | |
| 20 | 20 | before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |