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AN ACT
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relating to liability of a governmental unit for certain |
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recreational activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 75.002(e) and (g), Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(e) In this section, "recreation" means, in addition to its |
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meaning under Section 75.001, the following activities only if the |
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activities take place on premises owned, operated, or maintained by |
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a governmental unit for the purposes of those activities: |
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(1) hockey and in-line hockey; |
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(2) skating, in-line skating, roller-skating, |
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skateboarding, and roller-blading; [and] |
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(3) soap box derby use; and |
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(4) paintball use. |
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(g) Any premises a governmental unit owns, operates, or |
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maintains and on which the recreational activities described in |
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Subsections (e)(1)-(4) [(e)(1) and (2)] are conducted shall post |
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and maintain a clearly readable sign in a clearly visible location |
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on or near the premises. The sign shall contain the following |
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warning language: |
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WARNING |
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TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 75, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES |
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CODE) LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT FOR |
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DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY FROM HOCKEY, IN-LINE HOCKEY, |
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SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, ROLLER-SKATING, |
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SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER-BLADING, PAINTBALL USE, OR SOAP |
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BOX DERBY USE ON PREMISES THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT |
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OWNS, OPERATES, OR MAINTAINS FOR THAT PURPOSE. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a cause of action that |
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accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of |
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action that accrues before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1560 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 5, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1560 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |