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SB779
Given to Other Chamber Authored by Mayes Middleton (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to common law public nuisance claims. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 779 proposes to amend Title 4 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code by adding Chapter 100C, which establishes limitations on public nuisance claims under common law. It defines public nuisance claims as those seeking damages, abatement, or other relief related to public nuisances under Texas common law. The bill restricts such claims in cases where the action or condition is authorized by federal or state law, addressed by statutory or administrative mechanisms, or related to products or their manufacturing and marketing. It clarifies that aggregated private nuisances do not constitute public nuisances under this chapter. The new provisions would override conflicting common law principles and would apply to actions filed after the bill's effective date.
Jan 14, 2025
(S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Mar 17, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 27, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 31, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250409_SB779_E: Yea 18 (R 18, D 0) - Nay 12 (R 1, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Chris Hilton for self (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Craig Eiland for self (with Texas Trial Lawyer Association) (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Jack Walker for self (with Texas Trial Lawyer Association) (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Rachel Hanes for Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Tiffany Bingham for Harris County District Attorney (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ware Wendell for self (with Texas Watch) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Charles Reed for Dallas County Commissioners Court (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Denisce Palacios for self (with Climate Cabinet) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Elisa Hernandez for University Medical Center of El Paso (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maureen Milligan for Teaching hospitals of texas (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Gallagher for self (with Texas counties) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Phillips for self (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self
For
(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Kevin Reddington for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) (Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cory Pomeroy for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Dennis Kearns for self (with Texas Railroad Association) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kyle Bush for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Logan Harrell for Texas Chemistry Council (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mark Borskey for Texas Trucking Association (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mark Smith for self (with Hunt Companies) (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Molly Vogt for self (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Royce Poinsett for Texas Veterinary Medical Association (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Russell Hayter for self (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Samantha Omey for ExxonMobil (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Shana Joyce for Koch Industries (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tara Mica for Texas State Rifle Association (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Taylor Cummins for Vulcan Materials (Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Travis McCormick for Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc
