Bill Text: TX HB1162 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-14 - Left pending in committee [HB1162 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB1162-Introduced.html
87R524 SCL-D | ||
By: Murr | H.B. No. 1162 |
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relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Civil Practice and Remedies | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 38.001. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. A person may | ||
recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual or | ||
corporation, in addition to the amount of a valid claim and costs, | ||
if the person is the prevailing party and the claim is for: | ||
(1) rendered services; | ||
(2) performed labor; | ||
(3) furnished material; | ||
(4) freight or express overcharges; | ||
(5) lost or damaged freight or express; | ||
(6) killed or injured stock; | ||
(7) a sworn account; or | ||
(8) an oral or written contract. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 38.001, Civil Practice and Remedies | ||
Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an award of attorney's | ||
fees in an action commenced on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act. An award of attorney's fees in an action commenced before the | ||
effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the | ||
award immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that | ||
law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |