Amend CSHB 730 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                       
	(1)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
426.005, Property Code (page 11, lines 14-19), strike Subsection 
(b) and substitute the following:
	"(b)  An action described by Subsection (a) must be filed:              
(1)  on or before the expiration of any applicable 
statute of limitations or by the 45th day after the date the 
third-party inspector issues the inspector's recommendation, 
whichever is later; or
(2)  if the recommendation is appealed, on or before 
the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or by the 
45th day after the date the commission issues its ruling on the 
appeal, whichever is later."
	(2)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
428.001(h), Property Code (page 13, line 13), strike "in an action" 
and substitute "in any action".
	(3)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.004, Property Code (page 16, lines 7-8), strike the sentence 
that reads "A court may not discern or declare any other implied 
warranty."
	(4)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.007, Property Code (page 16, lines 31-34), strike new 
Subsection (a) and substitute the following:
	(a)  A builder may elect to provide a warranty through a 
third-party warranty company approved by the commission.
	(5)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.007(b), Property Code (page 16, line 35), strike "limitation" 
and substitute "transfer".
	(6)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.009, Property Code (page 16, lines 62-65), strike the sentence 
that reads "This subtitle provides the sole rights and obligations 
between a homeowner and a builder unless additional rights and 
obligations are provided in and express, written contract between 
the homeowner and the builder."
	(7)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.009, Property Code (page 17, line 3), strike "subsection" and 
substitute "subtitle".
	(8)  In Section 1.01 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
430.009, Property Code (page 17, lines 6-8), strike Subsection (c) 
and substitute a new Subsection (c) as follows:
	(c)  Breach of a limited statutory warranty adopted by the 
commission or breach of the statutory warranty of habitability 
shall not, by itself, constitute a violation of the Deceptive Trade 
Practice-Consumer Protection Act (Subchapter E, Chapter 17, 
Business and Commerce Code).