87R2306 NC-D
 
  By: Huberty H.B. No. 900
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from
  the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 24.0061, Property Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
         (i)  A landlord is not liable for damages to the tenant
  resulting from the execution of a writ of possession by an officer
  under this section.
         SECTION 2.  Section 24.0061(i), Property Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to the execution of a writ of possession
  issued in an eviction suit filed on or after the effective date of
  this Act. Execution of a writ of possession issued in an eviction
  suit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
  law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
  that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.