86R14235 AJA-D
 
  By: Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 4123
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the amendment of an original petition in an action on a
  sworn account.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 30, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
  amended by adding Section 30.022 to read as follows:
         Sec. 30.022.  AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL PETITION IN ACTION ON
  SWORN ACCOUNT. (a)  Notwithstanding the Texas Rules of Civil
  Procedure, a plaintiff is not required to amend an original
  petition in an action on a sworn account to reflect a payment on the
  account made after the petition is filed unless the total amount of
  all payments made after the petition is filed equals or exceeds 50
  percent of the amount claimed in the petition.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the
  supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this
  section.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an original petition filed on or after the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.