HB 1139

AN ACT relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an

House Bill • Oliverson | Morales, Eddie

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

This Texas bill invalidates contract provisions that require construction-related legal disputes involving Texas-based contractors, subcontractors, or material suppliers to be litigated outside of Texas. If such a venue provision is deemed void, any related legal action must be filed in the Texas county where the construction project is located or where the cause of action originated. The law applies only to contracts entered into on or after September 1, 2025, protecting local construction industry professionals from being forced to litigate in distant jurisdictions.

Subject Areas

Property Interests--Real Property Business & Commerce--General Civil Remedies & Liabilities Courts--Civil Procedure

Bill Text

relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 15.021 to read as
Sec. 15.021.  CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY.
(a)  A venue provision in a contract for an improvement to real
property located in this state that requires an action involving a
contractor, subcontractor, or materialman who is a resident of this
state to be brought outside this state is void as a matter of public
(b)  To the extent that a venue provision in a contract is
void under this section, unless the parties stipulate to another
venue after the dispute arises, an action arising out of the
contract shall be brought only in this state in the county in which:
(2)  the cause of action accrued; or
(3)  the property that is the subject of the litigation
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.