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Amend SB 1160 (house committee printing) by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 75.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 75.006. LIABILITY LIMITED FOR ACTIONS OF FIREFIGHTER, FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR PEACE OFFICER.
SECTION ____. Section 75.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(a) In this section:
(1) "Federal law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer as defined by 5 U.S.C. Section 8331(20).
(2) "Firefighter" means a member of a fire department who performs a function listed in Section 419.021(3)(C), Government Code.
(3) [(2)] "Livestock" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.003, Agriculture Code.
(4) [(3)] "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code, or other state or federal law.
(c) An owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land is not liable for any damage or injury to any person or property that arises from the actions of a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer when the officer enters or causes another person to enter the agricultural land with or without the permission of the owner, lessee, or occupant. The owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land is not liable for the damage or injury regardless of whether the damage or injury occurs on the agricultural land.
(d) The owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land is not liable for any damage or injury to any person or property that arises from the actions of an individual who, because of the actions of a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer, enters or causes another person to enter the agricultural land without the permission of the owner, lessee, or occupant.
(e) This section does not limit the liability of an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land for any damage or injury that arises from a willful or wanton act or gross negligence by the owner, lessee, or occupant.