By Zbranek H.B. No. 216 74R587 MJW-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the civil liability of certain persons for medical 1-3 expenses relating to a personal injury caused by the negligent or 1-4 wilful and malicious conduct of a child. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 33.01, Family Code, is amended to read as 1-7 follows: 1-8 Sec. 33.01. Liability. A parent or other person who has the 1-9 duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child is liable for 1-10 any property damage, or damages for medical expenses relating to a 1-11 personal injury, proximately caused by: 1-12 (1) the negligent conduct of the child if the conduct 1-13 is reasonably attributable to the negligent failure of the parent 1-14 or other person to exercise that duty; or 1-15 (2) the wilful and malicious conduct of a child who is 1-16 at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995, and 1-18 applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after that 1-19 date. A cause of action that accrued before the effective date of 1-20 this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the cause of 1-21 action accrued, and that law is continued in effect for that 1-22 purpose. 1-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.