SB2823 - Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.

      By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2823               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road,   and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by   legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 97, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,   Section 97.002 is amended as follows:          Sec. 97.002.  LIMIT ON LIABILITY OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY, ROAD,   AND STREET CONTRACTORS. A contractor who designs, installs,   constructs , or repairs , or maintains a highway, road, or street , or   any devices or systems intended for public safety or traffic   management installed thereon, for the Texas Department of   Transportation any state, regional, county or local government   entity, or department thereof, is not liable to a claimant for   personal injury, property damage, or death arising from the   performance of the design, installation, construction , or repair ,   or maintenance if, at the time of the personal injury, property   damage, or death, the contractor is in material compliance with   contract documents material to the condition or defect that was the   proximate cause of the personal injury, property damage, or death.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.