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Proposed Bill - HB 3727

Posted 3/13/09 Brandy Wingate,

Proposed Bill Eliminates Sovereign Immunity:

Representative Burnam (D-Fort Worth) proposed HB 3727, which would make a governmental entity liable for property damage, personal injury damages, or death if (1) the entity's employee would be liable under Texas law, and (2) the entity would be liable under Texas law if it were a private person. The bill also proposed to make governmental entities liable for intentional torts committed by their employees to the extent that a private employer would be liable under Texas law. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03727I.pdf (last visited Mar. 13, 2009).