88R14317 KKR-D
 
  By: Neave Criado H.B. No. 3977
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an employer's civil liability under the Texas Workers'
  Compensation Act for injuries sustained by a victim of sexual
  assault.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 408, Labor Code, is
  amended by adding Section 408.0011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 408.0011.  CIVIL ACTION FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY
  VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 408.001, an
  employee who is the victim of sexual assault may bring a cause of
  action against the employer if the employee's injuries arose from
  the employer's negligence.
         (b)  In this section, "sexual assault" means conduct
  described by Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.