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AN ACT
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relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.0651(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) A person who prevails in an action under Subsection (c) |
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shall recover from each person who engaged in barratry: |
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(1) a penalty in the amount of $50,000 [$10,000]; |
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(2) actual damages caused by the prohibited conduct; |
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and |
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(3) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees. |
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SECTION 2. Section 82.0651(d), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An action filed before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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action was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4325 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4325 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |