By Harris                                              S.B. No. 231
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the liability of a governmental unit for an act or
 1-3     omission of an off-duty law enforcement officer.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 101.065, Civil Practice and Remedies
 1-6     Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 101.065.  NEGLIGENCE OF OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
 1-8     OFFICERS. This chapter does not apply to the wrongful act or
 1-9     omission or the negligence of an officer commissioned by the
1-10     Department of Public Safety or a law enforcement officer employed
1-11     by a county or municipality if the officer was not on active duty
1-12     at the time the act, omission, or negligence occurred.  This
1-13     section applies without regard to whether the officer was wearing a
1-14     uniform purchased under Section 411.0078, Government Code, at the
1-15     time the act, omission, or negligence occurred.
1-16           SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-17           (b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to a
1-18     cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this
1-19     Act.  A cause of action that accrues before the effective date of
1-20     this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that
1-21     date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.