Honorable Joe Nixon, Chair, House Committee on Civil Practices
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB890 by Williams (Relating to the amount of recovery in a civil action.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 33 of the Civil Practices and Remedies Code relating to the amount of recovery in a civil action. The bill would provide that a claimant’s recovery in a civil action is reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the dollar amounts of all settlements. Because the bill would relate to the calculation of a plaintiff’s recovery in a civil action, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General