By Clark H.B. No. 3078 77R8492 AJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to liability of a governmental unit that participates in a 1-3 joint enterprise. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and 1-6 Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.0211 to read as 1-7 follows: 1-8 Sec. 101.0211. NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE. The common 1-9 law doctrine of vicarious liability because of participation in a 1-10 joint enterprise does not impose liability on a governmental unit 1-11 for a claim brought under this chapter. 1-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-13 applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after that 1-14 date. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date of 1-15 this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the 1-16 effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for 1-17 that purpose.