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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability of professional entities performing |
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construction monitoring and inspection services for the Texas |
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Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 97, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 97.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 97.003. LIMIT ON LIABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION MONITORING |
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AND INSPECTION SERVICES. A professional entity or an officer or |
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employee of a professional entity that provides services as a |
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consultant or subconsultant of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation to monitor and inspect the progress of work on a |
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transportation construction or maintenance project performed by a |
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private contractor and report to the department regarding the |
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contractor's compliance with the department's requirements for the |
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project is not liable to a claimant for personal injury, property |
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damage, or death arising from an action performed in the course and |
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scope of the entity's consulting duties with respect to the |
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project. |
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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. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |