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CS/CS/HB 985: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee ; Beltran

Sovereign Immunity; Revises statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; revises requirements for government entity to settle claim or judgment; revises timeframe within which appropriate agency must make final disposition of claim after it is filed to prevent claim from being deemed denied; revises exceptions relating to instituting actions on claims against state or one of its agencies & to statute of limitations for such claims.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/20/2021 House • Filed
1/7/2022 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2022 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
1/20/2022 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/21/2022 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
1/27/2022 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
1/31/2022 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
2/1/2022 House • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/21/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/27/2022 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/28/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/3/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar