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Amend CSSB 14 as follows:                                                    
	(1) Amend CSSB 14 by renumbering Article 10 as Article 11 and 
inserting the following as the new Article 10:
	SECTION 10.01. Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is 
amended by adding Chapter 145 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 145. CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN CONTRACTS                            
	Sec. 145.001 A covenant, promise, agreement, provision or 
understanding contained in, collateral to, or affecting a contract 
is void to the extent that it provides or purports to provide to the 
indemnitee defense or indemnity, or both, to a person against loss 
or liability for damage that:
		(1) is caused by or results from the sole or concurrent 
negligence or fault (including strict liability and gross 
negligence or malice) of the indemnitee, his agent or employee, or 
other independent contractor of the indemnitee other than the 
indemnitor; and
		(2) arises from:                                                       
			(A) personal injury or death;                                         
			(B) property damage;                                                  
			(C) a fine, penalty, administrative action, or 
other action assessed by a governmental entity directly against the 
indemnitee, its agent or employee, or other independent contractor 
of the indemnitee other than the indemnitor; or
			(D) any other loss, damage or expense that arises 
from personal injury, death, or property damage.
	Sec. 145.002 A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding 
contained in a contract, or in an agreement collateral to or 
affecting a contract, that requires a person to provide insurance 
coverage or does provide insurance coverage is void and 
unenforceable to the extent that:
		(1) the required coverage, including any coverage for 
an indemnitee as an additional insured, exceeds the limitations and 
indemnity obligations of this chapter;
		(2) is inconsistent, circumvents, or frustrates the 
prohibitions of this chapter;
		(3) it requires an insurance policy to be endorsed to 
provide a waiver of subrogation; or
		(4) it requires an indemnitor to purchase or provide a 
railroad protective policy, an owners and contractors protective 
policy, or other similar policy designed to accomplish the same 
purpose, but only to the extent that such policy exceeds the 
indemnity obligations of this chapter.
	Sec. 145.003. This chapter does not otherwise affect the 
validity and enforceability of:
		(1) an insurance contract; or                                          
		(2) benefits and protections under the workers' 
compensation laws of this state.
	Sec. 145.004. The provisions of this section may not be 
waived by contract or otherwise.  Any purported waiver is void.
	Sec. 145.005 This chapter prevails over any other law that 
conflicts with or is inconsistent with this Chapter.
	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 11 or any other 
provision of this Act, this Article 10 applies to any contract 
entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act 
and to any specific, terminable performance of a specific job or 
activity begun under a contract after the effective date of this 
Act, including performance under a master or general service 
agreement, a blanket or maintenance contract, or any similar 
agreement or contract that purports to provide indemnity to the 
indemnitee for all or part of the work performed, in whatever form 
and by whatever name, regardless of whether the agreement or 
contract was entered into or renewed before the-effective date of 
this Act.  Except as noted above, a contract entered into or renewed 
before the effective date of this Act and any job or activity under 
the contract begun before the effective date of this Act is governed 
by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this 
Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	(3) SECTION 10.02. Section 2252.902, Government Code is 
repealed.            
	(4) SECTION 10.03. Chapter 130 of the Civil Practice and 
Remedies Code is repealed.