TX HB113

Courts are prohibited from considering legislative intent or legislative history when interpreting statutes, including statements from bill authors/sponsors, committee reports, floor debates, and governor signing statements

Courts must enforce statutes based on the plain text and ordinary English meaning of the words, rather than inquiring into what legislators intended to accomplish

Courts are not required to defer to state agency interpretations of statutes they administer, though they may still consider agency constructions that are reasonable and consistent with plain statutory language

Establishes strong severability provisions requiring courts to preserve all valid applications of a statute even if some applications are found unconstitutional, invalid, or preempted; courts cannot decline to sever on grounds it would rewrite the statute

Clarifies that "shall" imposes a mandatory duty (not discretionary), "must" imposes a requirement that may create a duty or condition precedent, and grammatical or scrivener's errors do not invalidate laws

Repeals existing Government Code provisions related to legislative intent (Sections 311.021, 311.023, 311.032, 312.005, 312.006, 312.012, and 312.013), effective September 1, 2025