Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 78B.003 · Chapter 78B. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS CHECK AT CIVIL COMMITMENT FACILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY FOR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE WELLNESS CHECK.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A first responder is not required to perform a wellness check.
(b) A first responder is not liable for damages incurred from the first responder's refusal to perform a wellness check.
(c) A court shall immediately dismiss any action asserting a claim described by Subsection (b).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.78B.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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