HB 2988
AN ACT relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in an action
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
Modifies legal procedures for awarding costs and attorney's fees in actions involving constitutional rights, giving courts more discretion to determine equitable and just compensation. The legislation allows judges greater flexibility in assessing and allocating legal expenses in cases where constitutional rights are being exercised. These changes will apply to legal actions filed on or after September 1, 2025, potentially impacting how legal costs are determined in constitutional rights-related cases.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 27, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 27.0091 to read as follows: Sec. 27.0091. COSTS. In any legal action subject to this chapter, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as are equitable and just. SECTION 2. Sections 27.007 and 27.009, Civil Practice and SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an action filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An action filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in an action
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