Bill Text: TX HB2877 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the applicability of the Texas Theft Liability Act to certain claims by inmates for lost, damaged, or confiscated property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-08 - Referred to Criminal Justice [HB2877 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2877-Engrossed.html
83R19786 SCL-F | ||
By: Sheffield of Coryell | H.B. No. 2877 |
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relating to the applicability of the Texas Theft Liability Act to | ||
certain claims by inmates for lost, damaged, or confiscated | ||
property. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 134, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 134.0025 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 134.0025. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply | ||
to a claim made by an inmate housed in a facility operated by the | ||
Texas Department of Criminal Justice for property lost, damaged, or | ||
confiscated by an employee of the department. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |