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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a motorist who fails to hold a driver's |
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license or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance or other |
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financial responsibility for a motor vehicle to recover damages |
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arising from a motor vehicle collision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 72, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. EFFECT OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS INVOLVING OPERATION OF |
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MOTOR VEHICLE |
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Sec. 72.101. RIGHT OF CERTAIN MOTORISTS TO BRING ACTION FOR |
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DAMAGES. An individual operating a motor vehicle in violation of |
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Section 521.021 or 601.051, Transportation Code, may not bring a |
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civil action against another motor vehicle operator or that |
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operator's liability insurer for damages resulting from a collision |
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involving the individual's motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 72.101, 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 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |