| 1 | 1 | | 87R3913 AJA-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Schofield H.B. No. 3293 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the certificate of merit required for certain civil |
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| 8 | 8 | | actions against certain licensed or registered professionals. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 150.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b-1) The affidavit shall set forth specifically facts |
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| 13 | 13 | | sufficient to establish the affiant's familiarity or experience |
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| 14 | 14 | | with the relevant practice area such that the affiant's |
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| 15 | 15 | | qualifications to render an opinion on the matters set forth in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | affidavit for purposes of Subsection (b) are established. The |
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| 17 | 17 | | affiant must attach to the affidavit as an exhibit the affiant's |
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| 18 | 18 | | curriculum vitae or a similar document sufficient to establish that |
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| 19 | 19 | | the affiant meets the requirements of Subsection (a). |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 21 | 21 | | to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 22 | 22 | | An action commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 23 | 23 | | governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective |
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| 24 | 24 | | date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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| 25 | 25 | | purpose. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 27 | 27 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 28 | 28 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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