TX HB2203

Adds "land surveyor" to the definition of parties involved in construction contracts under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, extending existing liability protections for architects and engineers to include registered professional land surveyors and licensed state land surveyors

Makes contract provisions void and unenforceable if they require contractors to indemnify land surveyors for damages caused by defects in plans, designs, or specifications prepared by the land surveyor, or for the surveyor's own negligence

Prohibits contracts from requiring land surveyors to defend parties against claims based on negligence, fault, or breach of contract by owners or their agents, except land surveyors may be required to reimburse reasonable attorney's fees proportional to their liability

Requires contracts for land surveying services to establish a standard of care matching "the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by competent land surveyors practicing under the same or similar circumstances," making any different standard void and unenforceable

Applies the same protections to government contracts for land surveying services under the Local Government Code, limiting indemnification requirements and defense obligations against claims not caused by the surveyor's own negligence or fault