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House Bill 823 |
House Author: Ritter et al. |
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Effective: 5-18-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
House Bill 823 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to exempt a licensed architect or engineer volunteering his or her professional services during certain government-declared emergencies from liability for civil damages related to the professional's performance of those services unless such performance constitutes gross negligence or wilful, wanton, or intentional misconduct. The services must be provided at the request or with the approval of a public official acting in an official capacity in response to the emergency and must be related to a structure or structural system. The bill excludes from this exemption an architect or engineer who is at the scene of the emergency to solicit business or perform a service for compensation on behalf of the professional or a person for whom the professional is an agent.