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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104 (2026)

State Decision; Continuation Of Action

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Sec. 36.104. STATE DECISION; CONTINUATION OF ACTION. (a) Not later than the last day of the period prescribed by Section 36.102(c) or an extension of that period as provided by Section 36.102(d), the state shall:

(1) proceed with the action; or

(2) notify the court that the state declines to take over the action.

(b) If the state declines to take over the action, the person bringing the action may proceed without the state's participation. A person proceeding under this subsection may recover for an unlawful act for a period of up to six years before the date the lawsuit was filed, or for a period beginning when the unlawful act occurred until up to three years from the date the state knows or reasonably should have known facts material to the unlawful act, whichever of these two periods is longer, regardless of whether the unlawful act occurred more than six years before the date the lawsuit was filed. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in no event shall a person proceeding under this subsection recover for an unlawful act that occurred more than 10 years before the date the lawsuit was filed.

(b-1) On request by the state, the state is entitled to be served with copies of all pleadings filed in the action and be provided at the state's expense with copies of all deposition transcripts. If the person bringing the action proceeds without the state's participation, the court, without limiting the status and right of that person, may permit the state to intervene at a later date on a showing of good cause.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 362), Sec. 3, eff. May 4, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 362), Sec. 4, eff. May 4, 2007.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 572 (S.B. 746), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: United States ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc., 246 F. Supp. 3d 772 (S.D.N.Y. 2017).
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United States ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc., 246 F. Supp. 3d 772 (S.D.N.Y. 2017). · cites it 2× “Compare Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.104 (2001), with Tex.”
US Ex Rel. Wall v. Vista Hospice Care, Inc., 778 F. Supp. 2d 709 (N.D. Tex. 2011). · cites it 3× “104(b) (Vernon 1997) (amended 2007) (current version at Tex. Hum. Res.Code Ann. § 36.104 (Vernon 2009)).”
United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 587 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Tex. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Hum. Res.Code § 36.104 (Vernon 1997).”
United States v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc., 21 F. Supp. 3d 825 (S.D. Tex. 2014). · cites it 3× “Laws 4324 , 4346 (amended 2007) (current version at Tex. Hum. Res.Code Ann. § 36.104(b) (West Supp.”
United States v. Catholic Health Initiatives, 312 F. Supp. 3d 584 (S.D. Tex. 2018). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104. The Court will accept the state's Statement.”
United States ex rel. Streck v. Allergan, Inc., 894 F. Supp. 2d 584 (E.D. Pa. 2012). “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.104 (West Supp.”
United States Ex Rel. Lisitza v. Johnson & Johnson, 765 F. Supp. 2d 112 (D. Mass. 2011). “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.104 (b) (1997).”
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 40× “V, § 21 498 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.101 499 Tex. Hum.”
United States v. Amgen, Inc., 336 F. Supp. 3d 119 (E.D.N.Y 2018). “Oncology or the dates on which said conduct occurred, the Court cannot determine whether, and to what extent, the pre-amendment version of Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.104 (b) is applicable to this cause of action.”
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 23× “18 Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.102 (e)....”
In Re AstraZeneca Pharm. LP v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “passim Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.104 .......”
In Re Dr. Robert Tafel (Tex. 2026). · cites it 4× “Whether 1 See Tex. Hum. Res. Code §§ 36.104(b-1), .107, .”
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— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104(a) — 2 cases
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “18 Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. § 36.102 (e)....”
State of Texas v. Xerox Corp. Settlement Proceeds (Tex. App. 2025).
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104(a)(1) — 1 case
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “V, § 21 498 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.101 499 Tex. Hum.”
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104(a)(2) — 1 case
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “V, § 21 498 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.101 499 Tex. Hum.”
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.104(b) — 9 cases
United States v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc., 21 F. Supp. 3d 825 (S.D. Tex. 2014). “Laws 4324 , 4346 (amended 2007) (current version at Tex. Hum. Res.Code Ann. § 36.104(b) (West Supp.”
US Ex Rel. Wall v. Vista Hospice Care, Inc., 778 F. Supp. 2d 709 (N.D. Tex. 2011). “104(b) (Vernon 1997) (amended 2007) (current version at Tex. Hum. Res.Code Ann. § 36.104 (Vernon 2009)).”
United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 587 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Tex. 2008). “See Tex. Hum. Res.Code § 36.104 (Vernon 1997).”
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “V, § 21 498 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.101 499 Tex. Hum.”
In Re Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025).
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