Bill Text: TX HB884 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - Left pending in committee [HB884 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB884-Introduced.html
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| By: Howard of Travis | H.B. No. 884 | |
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| relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and | ||
| local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by | ||
| nurses. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 301.413, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | ||
| (g) A nurse employed, credentialed, privileged, or | ||
| otherwise authorized to practice at a facility owned or operated by | ||
| or on behalf of a state or local governmental entity who alleges a | ||
| violation of Subsection (b) may sue the state or local governmental | ||
| entity for the relief provided by this section, and the sovereign | ||
| immunity of the state or local governmental entity from suit and | ||
| from liability is waived for the limited purpose of allowing the | ||
| nurse to maintain a lawsuit in state court to obtain that relief. | ||
| The provisions of Section 554.003, Government Code, relating to the | ||
| type of relief and the amount of damages available to a public | ||
| employee apply to a lawsuit under this subsection. The relief | ||
| provided by this section is in addition to any other remedies a | ||
| nurse may have under state or federal law as a public employee. In | ||
| this subsection, "local governmental entity," "public employee," | ||
| and "state governmental entity" have the meanings assigned by | ||
| Section 554.001, Government Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section | ||
| 301.413, Occupations Code, applies to an action commenced on or | ||
| after the effective date of this Act. An action commenced before | ||
| the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed | ||
| 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, 2011. | ||
