Floor Packet Page No. 110                                                   

	
Amend CSHB 4 as follows:                                                     
	On page 18, between lines 8 and 9 insert a new subsection (e) 
to read as follows:
	(e) The defendant or group of defendants can only recover 
litigation costs under this chapter if the defendant or group of 
defendants:
		(1) has not filed for a continuance;                                   
		(2) has not caused undue delay, and;                                   
		(3) has not violated any rules of discovery under the 
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.