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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      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.     ______________________________   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.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor