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Texas Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Curb Lawsuit Abuse Rawf8/Getty Images
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.
Texas HB19, passed by the state House on April 30, will now be forwarded to the full Senate for a vote likely later this month.
The legislation has earned widespread support from the trucking industry and small businesses across the state, according to testimony before the Senate transportation committee on May 12.
Republican Sen. Larry Taylor, who introduced the Senate version of the bill, told the committee that the state’s 65,000 trucking companies are essential to the state’s economy.
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Trucking Co. Liability Changes Head To Full Texas Senate
Law360 (May 12, 2021, 4:50 PM EDT) Commercial motor vehicle companies operating in Texas would receive greater protection from frivolous accident lawsuits under a legislative proposal sent to the full state Senate on Wednesday, a step supporters say is important in stemming massive increases in insurance premiums in the industry.
A committee substitute to H.B. 19, which would head to the governor s desk if passed by the full Senate, would establish a two-phase trial for negligence suits brought against commercial motor vehicle companies involved in accidents. The substitute was unanimously approved by the Texas Senate s Transportation Committee after a public hearing Wednesday.