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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to recovery of attorney's fees against veterinarians for |
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certain claims. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. S |
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ection 38.006, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.006. EXCEPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply |
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to a contract issued by an insurer that is subject to the provisions |
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of: |
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(1) Title 11, Insurance Code; |
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(2) Chapter 541, Insurance Code; |
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(3) the Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Act |
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(Subchapter A, Chapter 542, Insurance Code); or |
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(4) Subchapter B, Chapter 542, Insurance Code. |
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(b) A person may not recover attorney's fees against a |
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veterinarian licensed under Chapter 801, Occupations Code, in a |
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claim for killed or injured stock resulting from veterinary |
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malpractice or negligence. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of action |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that 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, 2019. |