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Amend CSHB 148 (house committee printing) by inserting the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 42, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
is amended by adding Section 42.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.0031. ENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42.002(c), this section
applies to any agreement to settle a claim that arises from bodily
injury or death.
(b) A settlement agreement described by Subsection (a) may
be voided by the injured party until the expiration of the seventh
day after the date the agreement is entered into unless the claimant
is represented by counsel at the time the claimant enters into the
agreement. An injured party who is not represented by counsel must
be informed of the party's option to void the agreement at the time
of settlement.