Amend CSHB 1878 as follows:                                                  

(1)  On page 7, strike lines 3 through 10 and substitute the 	following:      
	Sec. 160.633.  HEARINGS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.  (a)  A [On 
the request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may order 
a] proceeding under this subchapter is open [closed] to the public 
as in other civil cases.
	(b)  Papers [A final order in a proceeding under this 
subchapter is available for public inspection.  Other papers] and 
records in a proceeding under this subchapter are available for 
public inspection [only with the consent of the parties or on order 
of the court for good cause].
	(2)  On page 12, after line 13, insert the following:                          
	(d)  The change in law made by this Act to Section 160.633, 
Family Code, applies to a suit affecting the parent-child 
relationship filed before, on, or after the effective date of this 
Act.  A court order rendered before the effective date of this Act 
providing for the sealing of records in a proceeding is governed by 
the law in effect on the date the court order was rendered, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.