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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to judicial review of certain workers' compensation |
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disputes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 410.252(a) and (d), Labor Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A party may seek judicial review by filing suit not |
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later than the 60th [45th] day after the date on which the division |
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mailed the party the decision of the appeals panel. For purposes of |
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this section, the mailing date is considered to be the fifth day |
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after the date the decision of the appeals panel was filed with the |
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division. |
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(d) If a suit is initially filed within the 60-day [45-day] |
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period in Subsection (a), and is transferred under Subsection (c), |
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the suit is considered to be timely filed in the court to which it is |
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transferred. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit for judicial review filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A suit for judicial review filed before the effective |
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date of this Act is covered by the law as it existed on the date the |
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suit was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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