TITLE: Relating to the applicability of the Texas Theft Liability Act to certain claims by inmates for lost, damaged, or confiscated property.

SUMMARY: Relating to the applicability of the Texas Theft Liability Act to certain claims by inmates for lost, damaged, or confiscated property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT 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.