HB2966 • 2025

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Meyer
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2439
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2347
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-08 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)
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2966 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R938 MZM-D

By: Meyer

H.B. No. 2966

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the

exercise of certain constitutional rights.

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

SECTION 1. Section 27.009(a), Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the court

orders dismissal of a legal action under this chapter, the court:

(1) shall award to the moving party court costs and

reasonable attorney's fees
for
[
incurred in
] defending against the

legal action; and

(2) may award to the moving party sanctions against

the party who brought the legal action as the court determines

sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from

bringing similar actions described in this chapter.

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

to an action filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An

action filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law as it existed immediately before that date, and that law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

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