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.