Bill Text: TX HB370 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB370 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB370-Introduced.html
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| By: Cain | H.B. No. 370 | |
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| relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Civil Practice and Remedies | ||
| Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 38.001. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) In this | ||
| section, "organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.002, | ||
| Business Organizations Code. | ||
| (b) A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an | ||
| individual or a corporation or other organization, in addition to | ||
| the amount of a valid claim and costs, if the claim is for: | ||
| (1) rendered services; | ||
| (2) performed labor; | ||
| (3) furnished material; | ||
| (4) freight or express overcharges; | ||
| (5) lost or damaged freight or express; | ||
| (6) killed or injured stock; | ||
| (7) a sworn account; or | ||
| (8) an oral or written contract. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to an award of attorney's fees in an action commenced on or after | ||
| the effective date of this Act. An award of attorney's fees in an | ||
| action commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed | ||
| by the law applicable to the award 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. | ||
