HB2446 • 2025

Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Dutton
Last action: 2025-05-12
Official status: 05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.

What This Bill Does

Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.

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Bill History

2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2147
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 1-Dutton
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2113
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2114
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2446 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Dutton

H.B. No. 2446

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in

civil actions.

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

SECTION 1. Section 18.001, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1)

If a party offers into evidence a medical bill or

other itemized statement of a medical or health care service that is

supported by an affidavit under Subsection (b) and with a charge

totaling $50,000 or less, an affidavit described by Subsection (b):

(1)

is sufficient evidence to support a finding of

fact by a judge or jury that the amount charged was reasonable or

the service was necessary; and

(2)

does not require supporting expert testimony to

support a finding of fact by a judge or jury that the amount charged

was reasonable or that the service was necessary.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an action that commences on or after the effective date of this

Act.

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