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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to insurers as proper parties to certain actions for |
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damages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 17, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 17.006 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 17.006. SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST INSURED DEFENDANT. |
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In a suit for recovery of damages in which a defendant in the suit is |
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an insured under a policy of liability insurance that may provide |
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coverage for the damages, the insurer who issued the policy, |
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including a county mutual insurance company, a Lloyd's plan |
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insurer, a surplus lines insurer, or a reciprocal or interinsurance |
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exchange, is a proper party to the suit. |
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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 commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law applicable to the action 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 September 1, 2013. |