Legal groups that represent plaintiffs and defense lawyers are concerned about what they say is an ill-defined evidentiary standard in a recently passed bill that limits access to evidence of a defendant’s net worth. But Texans for Lawsuit Reform supports the proposal.

The House on May 21 debated Senate Bill 735 and amended it once. On May 22, the House voted 93-44 to pass the bill. The Senate accepted the changes on May 28, which clears the way for the bill to head to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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