TITLE: Relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal injury claims.

SUMMARY: Relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal injury claims.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal injury claims. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 41.0025 to read as follows: Sec. 41.0025. LIABILITY LIMIT FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. In an action on a personal injury claim, civil liability of a defendant for noneconomic damages is limited to an amount not to exceed, for each claimant, the greater of: (1) five times the economic damages; or (2) $5 million. SECTION 2. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act, is an exercise of authority under Section 66(c), Article III, Texas Constitution, and takes effect only if this Act receives a vote of three-fifths of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Subsection (e) of that section. SECTION 3. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.