Bill Text: TX HB3300 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to an award of costs and attorney's fees in a motion to dismiss for certain actions that have no basis in law or fact.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3300 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3300-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3300 |
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relating to an award of costs and attorney's fees in a motion to | ||
dismiss for certain actions that have no basis in law or fact. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 30.021, Civil Practice and Remedies | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 30.021. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN RELATION TO | ||
CERTAIN MOTIONS TO DISMISS. In a civil proceeding, on a trial | ||
court's granting or denial, in whole or in part, of a motion to | ||
dismiss filed under the rules adopted by the supreme court under | ||
Section 22.004(g), Government Code, the court may [ |
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costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees to the | ||
prevailing party. This section does not apply to actions by or | ||
against the state, other governmental entities, or public officials | ||
acting in their official capacity or under color of law. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a civil action commenced on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act. A civil action commenced before the effective date of this Act | ||
is governed by the law applicable to the action immediately before | ||
the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect | ||
for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3300 was passed by the House on May 2, | ||
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 5, 1 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3300 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |