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House Bill 2039 |
House Author: Nixon et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Wentworth |
House Bill 2039 amends the Local Government Code to statutorily provide for the adjudication of claims arising under written contracts with local governmental entities. The bill defines a "local governmental entity" to mean a political subdivision of the state other than a county or a unit of state government, as defined in the Government Code, and includes a municipality, public school or junior college district, and a special-purpose district or authority. The bill provides that a local governmental entity authorized by statute or the constitution to enter into contracts is not immune from suits arising from those contracts, subject to certain specified restrictions and limitations.