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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certificate of merit required for certain civil |
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actions against certain licensed or registered professionals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 150.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The affidavit shall set forth specifically facts |
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sufficient to establish the affiant's familiarity or experience |
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with the relevant practice area such that the affiant's |
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qualifications to render an opinion on the matters set forth in the |
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affidavit for purposes of Subsection (b) are established. The |
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affiant must attach to the affidavit as an exhibit the affiant's |
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curriculum vitae or a similar document sufficient to establish that |
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the affiant meets the requirements of Subsection (a). |
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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 as it existed immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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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, 2017. |