Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1515 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to authorize a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a claimant to join a suit brought by a claimant for a personal injury if, at the time the cause of action accrued, the claimant was under a legal disability, the claimant brought the suit within the limitations period after the disability was removed, and the parent, managing conservator, or guardian incurred medical expenses on behalf of the claimant and has not recovered damages for those expenses in a previous suit. A parent, managing conservator, or guardian may recover the damages in the person's own name without regard to whether the limitations period has expired in relation to the person's own cause of action.