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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain defendants in common nuisance suits |
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to provide telephone access to and information regarding an |
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information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 125.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a |
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hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging |
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to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section |
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125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the |
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defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the |
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premises that are the subject of the suit, provide an operating |
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toll-free telephone number of a nationally recognized information |
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and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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SECTION 2. Section 125.045, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a |
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hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging |
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to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section |
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125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the |
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defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the |
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premises that are the subject of the suit, provide an operating |
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toll-free telephone number of a nationally recognized information |
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and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |