Bill Text: TX SB1259 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1259 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1259-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 1259

AN ACT
relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court
in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental
property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) A justice court may not award a judgment under this
section, including an order of repair, that exceeds $20,000
[$10,000], excluding interest and costs of court.
SECTION 2. Section 92.0563(e), Property Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after
the effective date of this Act. A cause of action that accrues
before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before
that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1259 passed the Senate on
April 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1259 passed the House on
May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 6, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor