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Amend CSHB 730 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                       
	(1)  In Section 2.04 of the bill, page 21, strike lines 10 
through 17, and insert the following:
	(f)  If a contractor fails to make a reasonable offer under 
Subsection (b), the limitations on damages provided for in 
Subsection (e) shall not apply.
	(2)  In Section 2.04 of the bill, page 22, line 32, before 
"SECTION 2.05" insert the following new subsection:
	(q)  If a contractor refuses to initiate repairs under an 
accepted offer made under this section, the limitations on damages 
provided for in this section shall not apply.
	(3)  In Section 2.05 of the bill, in newly-added Section 
27.0042, Property Code (page 22, line 44) strike lines 44 through 46 
and insert the following:
	(b)  A contractor may not elect to purchase the residence 
under Subsection (a) if:
(1)  the residence is more than five years old at the 
time an action is initiated; or
(2)  the contractor makes such an election later than 
the 15th day after the date of a final, unappealable determination 
of a dispute under Subtitle D., Title 16, if applicable.