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House Bill 1188 |
House Author: Thompson, Senfronia et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Whitmire |
House Bill 1188 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to prohibit a cause of action from being brought against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party solely for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee, based on evidence that the employee has been convicted of an offense. The bill's provisions do not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action and, under certain conditions, do not preclude a cause of action for negligent hiring or the failure of an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party to provide adequate supervision of an employee. The bill also establishes that, under certain conditions, the protections provided to an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party under the bill's provisions do not apply in a suit concerning the misuse of funds or property of a person other than the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party by an employee.