79R4032 MFC-D

By:  Lucio                                                        S.B. No. 994



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to liability of a governmental unit for a claim arising 
from roadway lighting conditions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and 
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.067 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 101.067.  ROADWAY LIGHTING.  (a)  This chapter does not 
apply to a claim arising in connection with the lighting or any 
condition related to the lighting of a road, highway, 
farm-to-market road, or street under the supervision of a 
governmental unit.
	(b)  This section does not affect the liability of a 
municipality with regard to street construction and design under 
Section 101.0215(a).
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a cause of action filed 
on or after the effective date of this Act.  A cause of action filed 
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law 
applicable to the action immediately before that date, and that law 
is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.