87(R) HB 222 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	H.B.  No.  222

	AN ACT
	relating to liability of burn bosses in connection with certain
	prescribed burns.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION  1.    Subchapter C, Chapter 153, Natural Resources
	Code, is amended by adding Section 153.084 to read as follows:
	Sec.  153.084.    LIMITATION OF BURN BOSS LIABILITY. (a) In
	this section, "burn boss"  has the meaning assigned by Section
	153.083.
	(b)    Except as provided by Subsection (c), a burn boss is not
	liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or
	resulting from the burn in excess of the insurance requirements
	established by the board for certified and insured prescribed burn
	managers under Section 153.046 if the burn boss:
	(1)    has completed an accredited prescribed burning
	training course approved by the board;
	(2)    has satisfied the minimum experience requirements
	prescribed by the board; and
	(3)    has liability insurance coverage equal to or in
	excess of the amounts provided by Section 153.082(1).
	(c)    This section does not apply to a burn boss who commits
	gross negligence or intentionally causes property damage, personal
	injury, or death.
	SECTION  2.    Section 153.084, Natural Resources Code, as
	added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on
	or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 222 was passed by the House on April
	16, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 222 was passed by the Senate on May
	27, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:    _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor