Texas HB4961 prohibits recovery of noneconomic damages for collisions involving motorists who failed to establish financial responsibility.

Texas HB4961 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to add a new subchapter prohibiting individuals from recovering noneconomic damages for injuries or property damage from a motor vehicle collision if they failed to establish financial responsibility. The bill also prevents personal representatives from recovering noneconomic damages in wrongful death actions under similar circumstances. The new rules apply only to causes of action that accrue after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB4961 prohibits recovery of noneconomic damages for collisions involving motorists who failed to establish financial responsibility.

Texas HB4961 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to add a new subchapter prohibiting individuals from recovering noneconomic damages for injuries or property damage from a motor vehicle collision if they failed to establish financial responsibility. The bill also prevents personal representatives from recovering noneconomic damages in wrongful death actions under similar circumstances. The new rules apply only to causes of action that accrue after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.