HB1922 • 2025

Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Dean | Leach | Dutton | Hayes | Landgraf
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-06-20

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Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

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Bill History

2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Senate passage reported
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#585
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#545
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-01-16 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1922 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1922

AN ACT

relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain

laws governing certain construction liability claims.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 2272, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 2272.010 to read as follows:

Sec.

2272.010.

ACCRUAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION. For purposes of

this chapter only, a cause of action accrues on the date the report

required by Section 2272.003 is postmarked by the United States

Postal Service. For all other purposes, including the date of an

occurrence under an applicable insurance policy and the date a

cause of action accrues for purposes of determining whether the

action is barred by a statute of limitations or repose, the date of

the accrual of a cause of action is unaffected by this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1922 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 2, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1922 was passed by the Senate on May

19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor