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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal |
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injury claims. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0025. LIABILITY LIMIT FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. In |
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an action on a personal injury claim, civil liability of a defendant |
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for noneconomic damages is limited to an amount not to exceed, for |
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each claimant, the greater of: |
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(1) five times the economic damages; or |
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(2) $5 million. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, is an exercise of authority under |
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Section 66(c), Article III, Texas Constitution, and takes effect |
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only if this Act receives a vote of three-fifths of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Subsection (e) of that |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |