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| 1 | 1 | 89R2307 SCL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Vasut H.B. No. 939 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal | |
| 10 | 10 | injury claims. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 41.0025 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 41.0025. LIABILITY LIMIT FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. In | |
| 15 | 15 | an action on a personal injury claim, civil liability of a defendant | |
| 16 | 16 | for noneconomic damages is limited to an amount not to exceed, for | |
| 17 | 17 | each claimant, the greater of: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) five times the economic damages; or | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) $5 million. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies | |
| 21 | 21 | Code, as added by this Act, is an exercise of authority under | |
| 22 | 22 | Section 66(c), Article III, Texas Constitution, and takes effect | |
| 23 | 23 | only if this Act receives a vote of three-fifths of all the members | |
| 24 | 24 | elected to each house, as provided by Subsection (e) of that | |
| 25 | 25 | section. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies | |
| 27 | 27 | Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or | |
| 28 | 28 | after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |