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HB1110 • 2025

Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Shaheen
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  2. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  13. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1110 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R3193 SCL-D

By: Shaheen

H.B. No. 1110

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting

suspicious activity in good faith.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 128A to read as follows:

CHAPTER 128A. LIMITATION ON SUITS AGAINST CERTAIN PERSONS

REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Sec.

128A.001.

LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTION. A civil action

related to a report of suspicious activity of another person to an

appropriate law enforcement authority may not be brought against

the person who made the report if the person acted:

(1)

as a reasonable person would in the same or similar

circumstances; and

(2)

with a reasonable belief that the suspicious

activity constituted or was in furtherance of a crime, including an

act of terrorism.

SECTION 2. Section 128A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that

accrues on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.