Amend CSHB 740 as follows:
      (1)  On page 23, between lines 24 and 25, insert the
following:
      "CONVEYANCE TO CONTRACTOR PROHIBITED.  Your contractor may
not require you to convey your real property to your contractor as
a condition to the agreement for the construction of improvements
on your property.
      (2)  On page 32, between lines 15 and 16, insert the
following:
      Sec. 53.260.  CONVEYANCE TO CONTRACTOR PROHIBITED.  An
original contractor may not require an owner of real property to
convey the real property to the original contractor or an entity
controlled by the original contractor as a condition to the
performance of the residential construction contract for
improvements to the real property.