By Dutton H.B. No. 1119
77R5275 AJA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to tort liability of governmental units.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 101.023, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
1-5 is amended to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 101.023. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. Except as
1-7 provided by Section 78.001, liability [(a) Liability] of a
1-8 governmental unit [the state government] under this chapter is
1-9 limited to money damages in a maximum amount of $500,000 [$250,000]
1-10 for each person and $2 million [$500,000] for each single
1-11 occurrence for bodily injury or death and $500,000 [$100,000] for
1-12 each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of property.
1-13 [(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), liability of a
1-14 unit of local government under this chapter is limited to money
1-15 damages in a maximum amount of $100,000 for each person and
1-16 $300,000 for each single occurrence for bodily injury or death and
1-17 $100,000 for each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of
1-18 property.]
1-19 [(c) Liability of a municipality under this chapter is
1-20 limited to money damages in a maximum amount of $250,000 for each
1-21 person and $500,000 for each single occurrence for bodily injury or
1-22 death and $100,000 for each single occurrence for injury to or
1-23 destruction of property.]
1-24 [(d) Except as provided by Section 78.001, liability of an
2-1 emergency service organization under this chapter is limited to
2-2 money damages in a maximum amount of $100,000 for each person and
2-3 $300,000 for each single occurrence for bodily injury or death and
2-4 $100,000 for each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of
2-5 property.]
2-6 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-7 (b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to a
2-8 cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this
2-9 Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date of
2-10 this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
2-11 effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
2-12 that purpose.