89R150 MZM-F
	By: Guillen	H.B. No. 170

	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 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.
	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.  Section 9.06, Penal Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 4.  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 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Civil Practice and Remedies Code 83.001, Penal Code 9.06 (Penal Code 9, Civil Practice and Remedies Code 83)