89R1541 PRL-F
By: Dutton H.B. No. 3180
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil
action brought under the Family Code.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A party may request disclosure under Section 301.051 of
any or all of the following:
(1) the correct names of the parties to the action;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any
potential parties;
(3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual
bases of the responding party's claims or defenses;
(4) the amount and any method of calculating economic
damages;
(5) the name, address, and telephone number of any
person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of
each identified person's connection with the action;
(6) for any testifying expert:
(A) the expert's name, address, and telephone
number;
(B) the subject matter on which the expert will
testify;
(C) the general substance of the expert's mental
impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those
impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by,
employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding
party, documents reflecting that information; and
(D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or
otherwise subject to the control of the responding party:
(i) all documents, tangible things,
reports, models, or data compilations that have been provided to,
reviewed by, or prepared by or for the expert in anticipation of the
expert's testimony; and
(ii) the expert's current resume and
biography;
(7) any discoverable settlement agreement described
by Rule 192.3(g), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(8) any discoverable witness statement [settlement]
described by Rule 192.3(h), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(9) in an action alleging physical or mental injury
and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action:
(A) all medical records and bills that are
reasonably related to the injuries or damages asserted; or
(B) an authorization permitting the disclosure
of the information described by Paragraph (A);
(10) in an action alleging physical or mental injury
and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action,
all medical records and bills obtained by the responding party
through an authorization provided by the requesting party; and
(11) the name, address, and telephone number of any
person who may be designated as a responsible third party.
SECTION 2. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, as amended by
this Act, applies to an action that is pending in a trial court on
the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after that
date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.