HB 1110
AN ACT relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Protects individuals who report suspicious activities to law enforcement in good faith from civil lawsuits. If a person reports potential criminal activity using reasonable judgment and with a genuine belief that a crime might be occurring, they cannot be sued for making that report. The law aims to encourage citizens to speak up about potential criminal activities without fear of legal retaliation, applying to reports made on or after September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Chapter 128A to read as follows: CHAPTER 128A. LIMITATION ON SUITS AGAINST CERTAIN PERSONS Sec. 128A.001. LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTION. A civil action related to a report of suspicious activity of another person to an appropriate law enforcement authority may not be brought against the person who made the report if the person acted: (1) as a reasonable person would in the same or similar (2) with a reasonable belief that the suspicious activity constituted or was in furtherance of a crime, including an SECTION 2. Section 128A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting
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