Amend HB 455 as follows:
      1)  On page 1, strike lines 4-5 and substitute the following:
      SECTION 1.  Section 74.053, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a), (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
      (a)  When a judge is assigned under this chapter the
presiding judge shall<, if it is reasonable and practicable and if
time permits,> give notice of the assignment to each attorney
representing a party to the case that is to be heard in whole or
part by the assigned judge.
      2)  On page 1, line 8, strike "Subsection (d)" and substitute
"Subsections <Subsection> (d) and (e)"
      3)  On page 1, between lines 9 and 10 insert the following:
      (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), an <An> objection
under this section must be filed before the first hearing or trial,
including pretrial hearings, over which the assigned judge is to
preside.
      (e)  A party may object to a judge assigned to preside over a
trial regardless of whether:
            (1)  the party did not object to the assignment of the
same judge to preside over a pretrial hearing in the case; or
            (2)  the party objected to another judge assigned to
preside over a pretrial hearing in the case.