By Culberson H.B. No. 2993 76R571 DLF-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the award of prejudgment interest in certain civil 1-3 cases. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 304, Finance Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 304.1025 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 304.1025. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST ON FUTURE DAMAGES 1-8 PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "future damages" means an award 1-9 of damages for harm that: 1-10 (1) has not been sustained before the date of 1-11 judgment; and 1-12 (2) is expected to be sustained after the date of 1-13 judgment. 1-14 (b) A court may not award prejudgment interest on future 1-15 damages. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999, and 1-17 applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after that 1-18 date. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date of 1-19 this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before 1-20 the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect 1-21 for that purpose. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.