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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain suits filed against a governmental unit and an |
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employee of the governmental unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.106(e), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) If a suit is filed asserting a claim for which this |
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chapter waives sovereign or governmental immunity [under this
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chapter] against both a governmental unit and any of its employees, |
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the claim against the employee [employees] shall immediately be |
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dismissed on the filing of a motion by the governmental unit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.106(e), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An action that is filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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applicable to the action immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |