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.