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TX SB2823
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Bettencourt
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AI Summary
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Expands liability protection for contractors who design, install, construct, repair, or maintain highways, roads, streets, and related public safety or traffic management devices and systems
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Broadens the scope of protected contractors from only those working for the Texas Department of Transportation to those working for any state, regional, county, or local government entity
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Shields contractors from liability for personal injury, property damage, or death if they are in "material compliance" with contract documents related to the condition or defect that caused the harm
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Adds "design," "installation," and "maintenance" activities to the existing protections that previously covered only construction and repair work
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Effective date: September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.
County Government
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
4/7/2025