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