Texas Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Curb Lawsuit Abuse

The Texas Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

Texas HB19, passed by the state House on April 30, will now be forwarded to the full Senate for a vote likely later this month.

The legislation has earned widespread support from the trucking industry and small businesses across the state, according to testimony before the Senate transportation committee on May 12.

Republican Sen. Larry Taylor, who introduced the Senate version of the bill, told the committee that the state’s 65,000 trucking companies are essential to the state’s economy.

‘These Texas companies are heavily regulated by the state and federal government and are experiencing a sharp increase in the number of collision lawsuits that have been filed against them,’ Taylor said.