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House Bill 4218 |
House Author: Leach |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Middleton |
House Bill 4218 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to exempt a seller who rents or leases an applicable motor vehicle to another person from liability in any civil action, including a products liability action, alleging negligence, gross negligence, or strict liability, for failing to retrofit the vehicle with component parts or equipment or for failing to select component parts or equipment included in the vehicle that were not required by applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect at the time the vehicle was manufactured or sold. The exemption does not apply if the seller fails to comply with a law or regulation, issued after the seller's motor vehicle was manufactured or sold, requiring a mandatory recall or retrofit of the vehicle.