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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability of certain political subdivisions in certain |
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workers' compensation actions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.053(e), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Nothing in this chapter waives sovereign immunity or |
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creates a new cause of action, except that a political subdivision |
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that self-insures either individually or collectively is liable for |
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attorney's fees as provided by Section 417.003. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.053, Labor Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to a third-party action under Chapter 417, Labor |
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Code, commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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third-party action under Chapter 417, Labor Code, commenced before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to |
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the action immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |