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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil |
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action brought under the Family Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A party may request disclosure under Section 301.051 of |
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any or all of the following: |
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(1) the correct names of the parties to the action; |
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(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any |
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potential parties; |
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(3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual |
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bases of the responding party's claims or defenses; |
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(4) the amount and any method of calculating economic |
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damages; |
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(5) the name, address, and telephone number of any |
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person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of |
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each identified person's connection with the action; |
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(6) for any testifying expert: |
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(A) the expert's name, address, and telephone |
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number; |
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(B) the subject matter on which the expert will |
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testify; |
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(C) the general substance of the expert's mental |
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impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those |
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impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by, |
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employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding |
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party, documents reflecting that information; and |
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(D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or |
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otherwise subject to the control of the responding party: |
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(i) all documents, tangible things, |
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reports, models, or data compilations that have been provided to, |
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reviewed by, or prepared by or for the expert in anticipation of the |
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expert's testimony; and |
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(ii) the expert's current resume and |
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biography; |
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(7) any discoverable settlement agreement described |
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by Rule 192.3(g), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; |
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(8) any discoverable witness statement [settlement] |
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described by Rule 192.3(h), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; |
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(9) in an action alleging physical or mental injury |
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and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action: |
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(A) all medical records and bills that are |
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reasonably related to the injuries or damages asserted; or |
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(B) an authorization permitting the disclosure |
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of the information described by Paragraph (A); |
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(10) in an action alleging physical or mental injury |
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and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action, |
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all medical records and bills obtained by the responding party |
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through an authorization provided by the requesting party; and |
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(11) the name, address, and telephone number of any |
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person who may be designated as a responsible third party. |
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SECTION 2. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to an action that is pending in a trial court on |
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the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |