HB 939

Vasut Bill Caps Pain And Suffering In Personal Injury Suits

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal injury claims.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The greater of 5x economic damages or $5M per claimant. Each house must pass it by 3/5ths.

This bill caps how much money a defendant can be made to pay for pain, suffering and other noneconomic harm in a personal injury lawsuit. The cap is the greater of five times the injured person's economic damages or $5 million per claimant, and it reaches anyone who sues or is sued over a personal injury. The cap applies only to lawsuits filed on or after January 1, 2026, and only if each house passes the bill by a three-fifths vote.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB939 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25

ITEM

relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal injury claims.

WHAT IT DOES

The greater of 5x economic damages or $5M per claimant. Each house must pass it by 3/5ths.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 6, 2025Read first time
Mar 6, 2025Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

…“civil liability of a defendant for noneconomic damages is limited to an amount not to exceed, for each claimant, the greater of:”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill limits what injured people can recover in court and shields personal injury defendants from noneconomic awards above the cap.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cody Vasut

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$13K Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$12,750.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $12,750.00

advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11,000.00

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $12,750.00

advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/06/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Tort Reform

Text

The text as introduced · 195 words

89R2307 SCL-F

By: Vasut
H.B. No. 939

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a liability limit for noneconomic damages for personal

injury claims.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is

amended by adding Section 41.0025 to read as follows:

Sec. 41.0025. LIABILITY LIMIT FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGES. In

an action on a personal injury claim, civil liability of a defendant

for noneconomic damages is limited to an amount not to exceed, for

each claimant, the greater of:

(1) five times the economic damages; or

(2) $5 million.

SECTION 2. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, as added by this Act, is an exercise of authority under

Section 66(c), Article III, Texas Constitution, and takes effect

only if this Act receives a vote of three-fifths of all the members

elected to each house, as provided by Subsection (e) of that

section.

SECTION 3. Section 41.0025, Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action filed on or

after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.