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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue for civil actions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.002(a), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter or |
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Subchapter B or C, all lawsuits shall be brought: |
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(1) in the county in which all or a substantial part of |
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the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred; |
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(2) in the county of defendant's residence at the time |
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the cause of action accrued if defendant is a natural person; |
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(3) in the county of the defendant's principal office |
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in this state, if the defendant is not a natural person; or |
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(4) [if Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) do not apply,] |
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in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time of the |
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accrual of the cause of action. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An action that is commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the cause of action |
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accrued, and that 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. |