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HB4327 • 2025

Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Moody
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2618

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/14/25 2:30 PM

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2501

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  16. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/14/25 8:00 AM

  17. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/12/25 8:00 AM

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/9/25 9:00 AM

  22. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  23. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  26. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  27. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  28. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  29. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  32. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  33. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  35. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  36. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4327 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R18974 AMF-F

By: Moody

H.B. No. 4327

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of

the decedent.

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

SECTION 1. Section 71.001, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows:

(5) "Sibling" means:

(A)

a sibling of the whole or half blood or by

adoption; or

(B) a stepsibling.

SECTION 2. Sections 71.004(a) and (b), Civil Practice and

Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) An action to recover damages as provided by this

subchapter is for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse,

children, [
and
] parents
, and siblings
of the deceased.

(b) The surviving spouse, children, [
and
] parents
, and

siblings
of the deceased may bring the action or one or more of

those individuals may bring the action for the benefit of all.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

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

action commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed

by the law applicable to the action immediately before the

effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.