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TX SB779

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mayes Middleton

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Bars common law public nuisance claims in Texas when the action or condition is authorized, licensed, approved, or mandated by federal, state, or local government statutes, regulations, permits, or orders

  • Prohibits public nuisance claims where a statutory cause of action or administrative enforcement mechanism already exists to address the injurious conduct

  • Eliminates public nuisance claims based on products or claims involving the manufacturing, distributing, selling, labeling, or marketing of products, regardless of whether the product is defective

  • Prevents aggregating multiple individual injuries or private nuisances to establish a public nuisance claim

  • Applies only to actions filed on or after the effective date, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise

Legislative Description

Relating to common law public nuisance claims.

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

4/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence4/17/2025
State Affairs2/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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