89R6158 SCL-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 2888
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the right of a motorist who fails to hold a driver's
license or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance or other
financial responsibility for a motor vehicle to recover damages
arising from a motor vehicle collision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 72, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. EFFECT OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS INVOLVING OPERATION OF
MOTOR VEHICLE
Sec. 72.101. RIGHT OF CERTAIN MOTORISTS TO BRING ACTION FOR
DAMAGES. An individual operating a motor vehicle in violation of
Section 521.021 or 601.051, Transportation Code, may not bring a
civil action against another motor vehicle operator or that
operator's liability insurer for damages resulting from a collision
involving the individual's motor vehicle.
SECTION 2. Section 72.101, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.