89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 2708
Relating to the right of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to commence a civil action.
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89R16180 AJA-D By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2708 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the right of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to commence a civil action. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 2, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Chapter 5A to read as follows: CHAPTER 5A. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION Sec. 5A.001. ACTION BY UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUAL PROHIBITED. An individual who is unlawfully present in the United States according to the terms of the federal Immigration and