79R4946 AJA-D

By:  Dutton                                                       H.B. No. 1400



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to discovery procedures for a claim against a governmental 
entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and 
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.110 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 101.110.  DISCOVERY RELATING TO PLEA TO JURISDICTION.  
The supreme court shall adopt rules under which a claimant under 
this chapter may, if the defendant asserts a plea to the 
jurisdiction, obtain reasonable discovery to investigate whether 
circumstances exist that would confer jurisdiction on the court.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.