Amend CSSB 1017 by inserting a new SECTION _____ to read as 
follows and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
	SECTION _____. Chapter 89, Local Government Code, is amended 
by adding Section 89.0041 to read as follows:
	Sec. 89.0041. NOTICE OF SUIT AGAINST COUNTY. (a) A person 
filing suit against a county or against a county official in the 
official's capacity as a county official shall deliver written 
notice to:
		(1) the county judge; and                                              
		(2) the county or district attorney having jurisdiction 
to defend the county in a civil suit.
	(b) The written notice must be delivered by certified or 
registered mail by the 30th business day after suit is filed and 
contain:
		(1) the style and cause number of the suit;                            
		(2) the court in which the suit was filed; and                         
		(3) the date on which the suit was filed.                              
	(c) If a person does not give notice as required by this 
section, the court in which the suit is pending shall dismiss the 
suit on a motion for dismissal made by the county or the county 
official.