Compliance with Standards Not a Defense to Civil Liability

Asbestos Health Protection · Practice by Holder of License or Registration

Compliance with any minimum standards adopted by the executive commissioner under this chapter does not constitute a defense to a civil action for damages arising from a work activity affecting asbestos.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.276, eff. April 2, 2015.