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  89R2307 SCL-F     By: Vasut H.B. No. 939       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.