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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sovereign immunity of state military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.054, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.054. STATE MILITARY PERSONNEL. This chapter does |
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not apply to a claim arising from the activities of the state |
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military forces [when on active duty under the lawful orders of
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competent authority]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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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, 2009. |