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AN ACT
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relating to the rule of decision in a court of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.001. RULE OF DECISION. (a) The rule of decision in |
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this state consists of those portions of the common law of England |
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that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of this |
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state, the constitution of this state, and the laws of this state. |
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(b) In any action governed by the laws of this state |
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concerning rights and obligations under the law, the American Law |
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Institute's Restatements of the Law are not controlling. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2757 was passed by the House on April |
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24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2757 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2757 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |