| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1259 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court |
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| 6 | 6 | | in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental |
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| 7 | 7 | | property. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (e) A justice court may not award a judgment under this |
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| 12 | 12 | | section, including an order of repair, that exceeds $20,000 |
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| 13 | 13 | | [$10,000], excluding interest and costs of court. |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 2. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, as amended by |
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| 15 | 15 | | this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after |
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| 16 | 16 | | the effective date of this Act. A cause of action that accrues |
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| 17 | 17 | | before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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| 18 | 18 | | that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 20 | 20 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 21 | 21 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 22 | 22 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1259 passed the Senate on |
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| 23 | 23 | | April 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 24 | 24 | | ______________________________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 26 | 26 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1259 passed the House on |
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| 27 | 27 | | May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 6, two present |
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| 28 | 28 | | not voting. |
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| 29 | 29 | | ______________________________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 31 | 31 | | Approved: |
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| 32 | 32 | | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | Date |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Governor |
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