Amend HB 638 on third reading as follows,
      (1) On page three, between line 25 & 26, insert:
            (g) A suit under this section must be filed before
September 1, 2003.
            (h) This section expires September 1, 2004.
      (2) On page three, insert new SECTION 4 as follows:
      SECTION 4. The change in law made by Section 160.217, Family
Code, as added by this Act, applies to a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship commenced on or after the effective date
of thisAct and before September 1, 2003.  A suit commenced before
September 1, 2003, that is pending on or after September 1, 2004,
is governed by Section 160.217, Family Code, as that section
existed on the date the suit was filed , and that law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
      (3) Renumber the sections of the bill appropriately.