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SB1730 • 2025

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hall
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  13. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  25. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  34. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  35. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  36. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  37. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  38. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1730 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R12249 MZM-F

By: Hall, et al.

S.B. No. 1730

(Guillen)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1730:
No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or

threats to use force or deadly force.

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

SECTION 1. Section 83.001, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 83.001. CIVIL IMMUNITY.
(a)
A defendant who uses
or

threatens to use
force or deadly force that is justified under

Chapter 9, Penal Code, is immune from civil liability for personal

injury or death that results from the defendant's use of
or threat

to use
force or deadly force, as applicable.

(b)

A defendant who uses or threatens to use force or deadly

force is presumed to be justified under Chapter 9, Penal Code, and

immune from liability if:

(1)

a grand jury declines to indict the defendant for

the use or threatened use of force or deadly force; or

(2)

a criminal charge for an offense involving the use

or threatened use of force or deadly force results in acquittal or

is dismissed.

SECTION 2. Chapter 83, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is

amended by adding Section 83.002 to read as follows:

Sec.

83.002.

ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS AND EXPENSES. A

defendant who is found to be immune from liability under Section

83.001 is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees, court

costs, lost income, and other expenses incurred by the defendant in

connection with the action.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of

this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date

of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of 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.