78S10195 RCJ-F

By:  McReynolds                                                   H.B. No. 78 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an agreement between a supplier of and a dealer in 
forestry harvesting and certain other equipment.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 19, Business & Commerce 
Code, is amended by adding Section 19.025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 19.025.  ACTIONS AGAINST DEALERS.  Notwithstanding the 
terms of any dealer agreement or any other law, an action or 
proceeding brought by a party to a dealer agreement against another 
party to the agreement must be brought in an appropriate forum in 
this state only, and the law of this state applies to the action or 
proceeding.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect immediately if it 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate 
effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of 
the legislative session.
	(b)  This Act applies to a dealer agreement entered into 
before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.