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HB 1419TEXASSession 89RState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Texas House Bill 1419 caps noneconomic damages for personal injury and wrongful death claims

Original title: Relating to liability limits for noneconomic damages for personal injury and wrongful death claims.

Last action · March 11, 2025: Referred to Judiciary & Civil JurisprudenceSponsor: Mano DeAyala

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Relating to liability limits for noneconomic damages for personal injury and wrongful death claims.

Why it matters

Plaintiffs pursuing personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits face new statutory caps on the amount of noneconomic compensation a court or jury can award for pain, suffering, and emotional anguish.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

personal injury claimants

Civil recovery for noneconomic damages such as physical pain, suffering, and emotional anguish is restricted by statutory caps.

Directly affected

wrongful death claimants

Civil recovery for mental or emotional pain or anguish in wrongful death actions is capped at $1 million per claimant.

Directly affected

defendants facing vicarious liability

All persons responsible under a vicarious liability theory are treated as a single defendant for the calculation and application of damage limits.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the limit for pain and suffering damages in a personal injury claim?
Damages for past and future physical pain and suffering cannot exceed three times the amount awarded for past and future health care expenses.
How are multiple parties handled under vicarious liability?
All persons who may be responsible under a theory for satisfying a judgment are treated as a single defendant for the purpose of the damage limitations.
Do the fixed dollar limits stay the same every year?
No. Beginning on January 1, 2027, and continuing on January 1 of each subsequent year, the fixed-amount limitations increase by 1.75 percent from the prior year's amount.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions
  1. Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  2. Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  3. Nov 20, 2024HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Lobbying Activity

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Sponsors

Mano DeAyalaHouse · District 133RepublicanAuthor

Discoveries

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policy shift95% confidence

Introduction of Statutory Noneconomic Caps

The bill shifts personal injury and wrongful death litigation by imposing explicit statutory ceilings on noneconomic damages and indexing them for inflation starting in 2027.

Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies CodeChapter 71, Civil Practice and Remedies Code

Connected Entities

Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 71.0105, Civil Practice and Remedies Code and 3 more
otherChapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code“Amended to add Section 41.0025 regarding liability limits for noneconomic damage”Map →
otherSection 39, Article III, Texas Constitution“Governs the immediate effective date requirements.”Map →
otherSection 71.0105, Civil Practice and Remedies Code“Created to establish liability limit for certain noneconomic damages in wrongful”Map →
otherSection 66(c), Article III, Texas Constitution“Constitutional authority utilized for the enactment of the law.”Map →
otherSection 71.010(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code“Amended regarding jury awards proportionate to injury resulting from death.”Map →
otherSection 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies Code“Created to establish liability limits for noneconomic damages in personal injury”Map →

Sources

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capitol.texas.gov

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  • Controversy75
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