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| 1 | 1 | 89R16180 AJA-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2708 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the right of an individual unlawfully present in the | |
| 10 | 10 | United States to commence a civil action. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 2, Civil Practice and Remedies | |
| 13 | 13 | Code, is amended by adding Chapter 5A to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | CHAPTER 5A. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 5A.001. ACTION BY UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUAL | |
| 16 | 16 | PROHIBITED. An individual who is unlawfully present in the United | |
| 17 | 17 | States according to the terms of the federal Immigration and | |
| 18 | 18 | Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.), interpreted | |
| 19 | 19 | consistently with federal law, may not commence a civil action. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |