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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to civil liability of property owners relating to |
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| 7 | 9 | | motorcycle training courses. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 662, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 12 | | adding Section 662.014 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 662.014. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. |
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| 12 | 14 | | (a) An owner of property on which instruction on motorcycle |
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| 13 | 15 | | operation and safety by an instructor or an instructor training |
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| 14 | 16 | | course takes place is not liable for any act or omission that occurs |
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| 15 | 17 | | during the course. |
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| 16 | 18 | | (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a cause of action |
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| 17 | 19 | | arising from an act or omission constituting gross negligence, |
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| 18 | 20 | | recklessness, or intentional misconduct. |
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| 19 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Section 662.014, Transportation Code, as added |
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| 20 | 22 | | by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or |
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| 21 | 23 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 22 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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