Amend CSHB 2438 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) Between Sections 24 and 25 of the bill (page 6, between
lines 50 and 51), insert the following appropriately numbered
section and renumber subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 1201.452(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) If the home does not have the appropriate seal or label,
the person must:
(1) apply to the department for a seal; [and]
(2) pay the fee; and
(3) submit to the department a copy of any written
disclosure required under Section 1201.455(a).
(2) In Section 25 of the bill, in the heading to amended
Section 1201.455, Occupations Code (page 6, line 53), between "Sec.
1204.455." and "WARRANTY", insert "WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND".
(3) In Section 25 of the bill, in amended Section 1201.455,
Occupations Code (page 6, lines 53-59), strike Subsection (a) and
substitute the following:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a
person may not sell, exchange, or lease-purchase a used
manufactured home to a consumer for use as a dwelling without
providing:
(1) a written disclosure, on a form prescribed by the
department, describing in detail the condition of the home and of
any appliances that are included in the home; and
(2) a written warranty that the home is and will remain
habitable until the 60th day after the later of the installation
date or the date of the purchase agreement.
(4) Between Sections 33 and 34 of the bill (page 8, between
lines 55 and 56), insert the following appropriately numbered
section and renumber subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION __. Not later than November 1, 2005, the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall prepare and make
available to the public the disclosure form required by Section
1201.455(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.