89R18974 AMF-F     By: Moody H.B. No. 4327     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4327:     By:  Leach C.S.H.B. No. 4327       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of   the decedent.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 71.001, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows:                (5)  "Sibling" means:                      (A)  a sibling of the whole or half blood or by   adoption; or                      (B)  a stepsibling.          SECTION 2.  Sections 71.004(a) and (b), Civil Practice and   Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  An action to recover damages as provided by this   subchapter is for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse,   children, [and] parents, and siblings of the deceased.          (b)  The surviving spouse, children, [and] parents, and   siblings of the deceased may bring the action or one or more of   those individuals may bring the action for the benefit of all.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   action commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law applicable to the action immediately before the   effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.