Floor Packet Page No. 337                                                     

	
Amend CSHB 4, ARTICLE 10 as follows:                                         
	On page 82, lines 10-12 strike Subdivision (3) and replace it 
with a new Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
		(3)  the amounts paid out by insurers in judgments, 
settlements, and defense costs (severity) have increased at a rate 
of 5.9% since 1997;