89R1974 MZM-D     By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2047       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper   release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing   certain felony offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 5, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 108A to read as follows:   CHAPTER 108A.  PUBLIC SERVANT LIABILITY          Sec. 108A.001.  LIABILITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR   IMPROPER RELEASE. (a) A victim of an offense that was committed by   a person while the person was released on personal bond, or the   victim's estate if the victim is deceased, may bring a cause of   action against the judge or magistrate who released the person on   personal bond for damages incurred as a result of the offense if:                (1)  the offense for which the person was released on   personal bond is an offense involving violence, as defined by   Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure; and                (2)  the judge or magistrate released the defendant on   personal bond in violation of Article 17.03(b-2), Code of Criminal   Procedure.          (b)  The amount of damages awarded in an action brought under   this section may not exceed $10 million.          (c)  A judge or magistrate may not assert judicial immunity   or other forms of immunity as a defense to an action brought under   this section.          (d)  Section 108.002 does not apply to an action brought   under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 108A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, as added by this Act, applies only with respect to the release   of a person on personal bond on or after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.