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| 5 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 6 | | relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. |
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| 8 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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| 10 | 9 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | Sec. 38.001. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. A person may |
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| 12 | 11 | | recover reasonable attorney's fees from another person [an |
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| 13 | 12 | | individual or corporation], in addition to the amount of a valid |
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| 14 | 13 | | claim and costs, if the claim is for: |
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| 15 | 14 | | (1) rendered services; |
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| 16 | 15 | | (2) performed labor; |
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| 17 | 16 | | (3) furnished material; |
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| 18 | 17 | | (4) freight or express overcharges; |
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| 19 | 18 | | (5) lost or damaged freight or express; |
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| 20 | 19 | | (6) killed or injured stock; |
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| 21 | 20 | | (7) a sworn account; or |
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| 22 | 21 | | (8) an oral or written contract. |
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| 23 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Section 38.001, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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| 24 | 23 | | Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an award of attorney's |
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| 25 | 24 | | fees in an action commenced on or after the effective date of this |
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| 26 | 25 | | Act. An award of attorney's fees in an action commenced before the |
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| 27 | 26 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the |
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| 28 | 27 | | award immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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| 29 | 28 | | law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 30 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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