| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1602 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving |
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| 6 | 6 | | censorship by social media platforms. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 143A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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| 9 | 9 | | is amended by adding Section 143A.0035 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 143A.0035. VENUE AND CHOICE OF LAW. Notwithstanding |
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| 11 | 11 | | any other law, any contract, or any venue, forum selection, or |
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| 12 | 12 | | choice-of-law provision in a contract, an action brought under this |
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| 13 | 13 | | chapter against a social media platform shall be brought and |
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| 14 | 14 | | maintained in a court in this state, and the law of this state |
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| 15 | 15 | | applies to the action. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 143A.0035, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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| 17 | 17 | | Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or |
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| 18 | 18 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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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. 1602 passed the Senate on |
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| 23 | 23 | | March 29, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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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. 1602 passed the House on |
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| 27 | 27 | | May 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 86, Nays 55, one |
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| 28 | 28 | | present 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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