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Amend CSHB 1690 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike the recital to SECTION 3 of the bill (page 2,
lines 21-22) and substitute the following:
Section 125.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
follows:
(2) At the end of SECTION 3 of the bill (page 2, between
lines 32 and 33), insert the following:
(h) A person who may bring a suit under Section 125.0015
shall consider, among other factors, whether the property owner,
the owner's authorized representative, or the operator or occupant
of the business, dwelling, or other place where the criminal acts
occurred:
(1) promptly notifies the appropriate governmental
entity or the entity's law enforcement agency of the occurrence of
criminal acts on the property;
(2) cooperates with the governmental entity's law
enforcement investigation of criminal acts occurring at the
property; and
(3) takes reasonable steps suggested by the
governmental entity to help abate or reduce criminal violations at
the location.