Relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code, the official text

H.B. No. 3180

AN ACT

relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil

action brought under the Family Code.

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

SECTION 1. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A party may request disclosure under Section 301.051 of

any or all of the following:

(1) the correct names of the parties to the action;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any

potential parties;

(3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual

bases of the responding party's claims or defenses;

(4) the amount and any method of calculating economic

damages;

(5) the name, address, and telephone number of any

person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of

each identified person's connection with the action;

(6) for any testifying expert:

(A) the expert's name, address, and telephone

number;

(B) the subject matter on which the expert will

testify;

(C) the general substance of the expert's mental

impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those

impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by,

employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding

party, documents reflecting that information; and

(D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or

otherwise subject to the control of the responding party:

(i) all documents, tangible things,

reports, models, or data compilations that have been provided to,

reviewed by, or prepared by or for the expert in anticipation of the

expert's testimony; and

(ii) the expert's current resume and

biography;

(7) any discoverable settlement agreement described

by Rule 192.3(g), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;

(8) any discoverable witness statement [settlement]

described by Rule 192.3(h), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;

(9) in an action alleging physical or mental injury

and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action:

(A) all medical records and bills that are

reasonably related to the injuries or damages asserted; or

(B) an authorization permitting the disclosure

of the information described by Paragraph (A);

(10) in an action alleging physical or mental injury

and damages from the occurrence that is the subject of the action,

all medical records and bills obtained by the responding party

through an authorization provided by the requesting party; and

(11) the name, address, and telephone number of any

person who may be designated as a responsible third party.

SECTION 2. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, as amended by

this Act, applies to an action that is pending in a trial court on

the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after that

date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3180 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 2, 4 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3180 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor