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AN ACT
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relating to certain construction liability claims concerning |
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public buildings and public works. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2272, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 2272.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2272.0025. WAIVER PROHIBITED. This chapter may not be |
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waived. A purported waiver of this chapter in violation of this |
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section is void. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act under a contract entered into on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A cause of action that accrued before the |
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effective date of this Act or that accrues on or after the effective |
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date of this Act under a contract entered into before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2965 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 10, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2965 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |