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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain defendants in common nuisance suits |
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to provide telephone access to and information regarding an |
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information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 125.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a |
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hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging |
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to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section |
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125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the |
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defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the |
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premises that are the subject of the suit, post in a conspicuous |
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place near the room rate information required to be posted under |
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Section 2155.001, Occupations Code, an operating toll-free |
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telephone number of a nationally recognized information and |
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referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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SECTION 2. Section 125.045, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a |
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hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging |
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to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section |
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125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the |
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defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the |
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premises that are the subject of the suit, post in a conspicuous |
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place near the room rate information required to be posted under |
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Section 2155.001, Occupations Code, an operating toll-free |
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telephone number of a nationally recognized information and |
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referral hotline for victims of human trafficking. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1288 passed the Senate on |
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May 8, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1288 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |