89R10278 AMF-D
By: Plesa H.B. No. 2100
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a no-evidence motion for summary judgment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
amended by adding Subchapter E to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E. DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE
Sec. 18.121. NO-EVIDENCE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. A
court shall consider all evidence on the record or otherwise before
the court when ruling on a no-evidence motion for summary judgment.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
no-evidence motion for summary judgment that is pending in a trial
court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.